[BlackBike]

Originally Posted by AdventureDad

I had grease holding them in, but when I sprayed the contact cleaner in, they went a-flyin'...had to order a new bearing and process my lesson(s) learned. Anyhow, I regreased the new bearing with Maxima waterproof grease as I didn't care for the packaged white lithium grease. Probably a waste of time and grease. I had a gap of about half a needle bearing width. Not enough to shove another bearing in, as yes, I did it again. I set a magnet down next to the bearing and it sucked the needles out. (my family say I am accident prone---currently have a new set of stitches in my right thumb from cutting flowers for my wife with a VERY sharp pocketknife...but I digress) Anyhow, my findings were the same as yours, I had some grease on the left/shifter side of the swingarm, and very little in the right side. Glad I did it. I did have to heat the knuckle thing with a candle, and I froze the bearing for an hour or so, slid right in.

Speaking of accident, how are those pins in your foot/leg feel after healing. Are you one of those weather predictor folks now?