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Cleaning my wheel hubs.

Discussion in 'The Garage' started by ksqrly, Mar 9, 2013.

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  1. Mar 9, 2013 #1
    ksqrly

    ksqrly XS400 Aficionado

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    Hey all, I am going to clean and grease my hubs today. They are pretty nasty. Not sure what the part is called, I think its called the speedo drive. Anyway its the part of ths speedo that on the hub. It is filthy. How should I clean this. Can I throw it in a bucket of chemdip? Should I scrub it with soap and water?

    What have you guys had success with?
     
    ksqrly, Mar 9, 2013
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  2. Mar 9, 2013 #2
    ksqrly

    ksqrly XS400 Aficionado

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    Another quick question. When I took the rear wheel off I swear I heard a washer drop. All of the spacers are there. I have checked it with the manual, but do I need a washer between the nut and swingarm?
     
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  3. Mar 10, 2013 #3
    bentwrench

    bentwrench DOHC Crazy Top Contributor

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    I can't speak to cleaning speedo drives, but yes, mine has a washer between the nut and the swing arm (probably to keep the nut from tearing into the swingarm when you tighten it.)
     
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  4. Mar 10, 2013 #4
    ksqrly

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    OK I thought it would be good to have a washer. Guess Im going to the hard wear store. As for the speedo drive, I just sprayed it out with a bunch of WD, then rinsed it out, and swabbed with cotton swabs. It worked pretty well.
     
    ksqrly, Mar 10, 2013
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