Front wheel bearing mystery - Wrenching https://www.airheads.org/community/wrenching/front-wheel-bearing-mystery/ Airheads Beemer Club Discussion Board en-US Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:43:33 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Front wheel bearing mystery https://www.airheads.org/community/wrenching/front-wheel-bearing-mystery/#post-13562 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:09:38 +0000 @wobbly 

Actually i'm not sure if it's it a brake issue.  I'm going to get back at this weekend and I'll report back.  Thanks.  

 

]]> Wrenching steve ratner https://www.airheads.org/community/wrenching/front-wheel-bearing-mystery/#post-13562 RE: Front wheel bearing mystery https://www.airheads.org/community/wrenching/front-wheel-bearing-mystery/#post-13560 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:18:17 +0000 And you're sure this is not a brake issue ?

]]> Wrenching Richard W https://www.airheads.org/community/wrenching/front-wheel-bearing-mystery/#post-13560 Front wheel bearing mystery https://www.airheads.org/community/wrenching/front-wheel-bearing-mystery/#post-13557 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 19:43:05 +0000 I decided to replace the wheel bearings on my ‘72 R50/5.  I heated the hub and removed all the hub internal components in one stack. Then I dry fitted the new bearings and adjusted for preload.  Once I was happy with that i greased the bearings and installed the internal parts in one stack back into the hub. Then I installed the wheel back on the bike and torqued to spec.  When I went to spin the wheel it would hardly move.  Assuming everything I did was correct and that all the components worked perfectly outside the wheel what would cause the wheel to not spin freely when mounted back on the bike?  Appreciate any ideas on what’s going on.  Thanks. 

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