Does rear wheel have 3 bearings?

[86FJNJ]

Took off rear wheel on my 86 and it looks like there are two bearings in the wheel and then another bearing in the hub that separates from the rim. I plan to change the wheel bearings since I'm assuming they are original, so should I also change the bearings in that separate hub that the sprocket mounts to?

Also, do those rubber spacers for the cush drive ever go bad, is it ok if they are dried and cracked a little?

[fj1289]

Yes - replace the bearing in the sprocket carrier too.  It takes the load of the engine power through the chain. 

Don't know on the drive rubbers - I've replaced one, but don't think I've seen any dried and cracked? 

[Millietant]

Yes - replace the bearing in the sprocket carrier too.  It takes the load of the engine power through the chain. 

Don't know on the drive rubbers - I've replaced one, but don't think I've seen any dried and cracked? 

This 



Never had a cush drive rubber fail on a FJ in 39 years of owning and running them.

[Pat Conlon]

+3 on the hub bearing. Absolutely.

[86FJNJ]

ok thanks and that makes sense I see RPM's rear wheel bearing kit has 3 in the picture.
https://www.rpmracingca.com/proddetail.asp?prod=M%2FC%3ARWBK%28E%29

Anyone have any recommended tools for pulling and reinstalling wheel bearings?

[Sparky84]

ok thanks and that makes sense I see RPM's rear wheel bearing kit has 3 in the picture.
https://www.rpmracingca.com/proddetail.asp?prod=M%2FC%3ARWBK%28E%29

Anyone have any recommended tools for pulling and reinstalling wheel bearings?

I can recommend these type, makes it very easy to remove and you don't really need anything other than a hammer and old bearing to reinstall.



http://www.rpmracingca.com/proddetail.asp?prod=Tools%3ABearingRemover

[86FJNJ]

Thanks I'll add them into my cart, never used them before do they come with instructions or is it intuitive?

[Sparky84]

Very easy to use. But it's odd how they say bearing puller when it seems to be a bearing pusher.

Pick the one that fits the bore of bearing, place it in there with wheel on top sitting on concrete floor, put rod thru bore of other side with chisel in slot, give it a couple of taps to seat it, then put wheel on some timbers to elevate it off floor and give the rod some more harder hits and bearing should be pushed out. Some say a bit of heat.

But I'm sure you'll find the easy way, you've been doing a great job so far.
Btw, you can buy bearings separately at bearing shops too and quality branded ones too.

I recently did front and back as All Balls were not feeling that great on FJ1100 with standard 16" rims, so yours could be different.
Bought these below, think the top was front and bottom 2 were rear
2 x Koyo/JTEKT 6302-ZZ Deep Groove Ball Bearing Metal Shield 15 x 42 x 13mm
1 x Koyo/JTEKT 6305-ZZ Deep Groove Ball Bearing Metal Shield 25 x 62 x 17mm
2 x Koyo/JTEKT 6304-ZZ Deep Groove Ball Bearing Metal Shield 20 x 52 x 15mm

[86FJNJ]

Thanks for that explanation I understand and will try that way. I'm placing an order with RPM soon so will get this as well. And then putting new bearings in do I just grease them up a little and use this same tool to lightly tap them into place?

[Millietant]

Thanks for that explanation I understand and will try that way. I'm placing an order with RPM soon so will get this as well. And then putting new bearings in do I just grease them up a little and use this same tool to lightly tap them into place?

With the bearings still in their plastic packs, I usually pop them into the freezer for an hour and take them out immediately before putting them in. I don't use grease, but the cooling usually causes just enough shrinkage to let the bearings trap in with a minimum amount of force. I always use a bearing driver of the of the right size when installing them - they're cheap and very useful and I seem to have ended up using them a lot (putting new bearings into wheels to seal into friends FJ's !).

I have a JMP kit bought here in the UK that's like one of these.

https://tools2udirect.com/products/us-pro-17-piece-metric-bush-bearing-driver-set-6192

[86FJNJ]

Thank you I'll use the freeze trick when I get to that point and thanks for the link

[Sparky84]

Thanks for that explanation I understand and will try that way. I'm placing an order with RPM soon so will get this as well. And then putting new bearings in do I just grease them up a little and use this same tool to lightly tap them into place?

As suggested, stick them in the freezer, and use the old bearing along with hammer to knock them in on the outer race.
The tool I mentioned is only used to remove them, do not try to use to install