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puttputt
05-20-2003, 06:02 PM
200M - I've never done anything to the rear end except adjust
and lube the chain. My front wheel hub has a zerk fitting on it, and I grease that once in a while. Am I supposed to be
greasing the rear bearings ? ( hope not ) -

if yes, are there fitting back there, or do I need to pull the
axles or something ?

ATC_250SX
05-20-2003, 08:05 PM
If its anything like the most of the hondas they are sealed bearings wich dont neccicarily have to be lubed, i know my 110 and 200 have zerk fittings in them care of me and thats for added water displacement and lubing bearings, but i dont doi it very often, they should be ok without greasing them though, even if they go there really cheap, no big deal to replace.

puttputt
05-21-2003, 06:39 AM
I just wanted to make sure I wasn't supposed to be
greasing them regularly, because I haven't been.

I don't do much riding through water, but the kid had
it out in the snow ALL winter.

ATC_250SX
05-22-2003, 08:37 AM
They are a good seal setup, the only way for water to get in there is a bad seal or a hole in the axle tube, but dennis kirk stock the bearings and seals and i think you can do new bearings and seals on both sides for under 20 bucks, and if you start to notice a rock going on in the back like the axle is free floating or the bearings are bad replace them, it will chew up your brakes and the chain will always fall off, take this from experiance, and there easy to change 2 hours max.