
bluemonster1
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got my skid out of the SRX.Removed all wheels and removed all the bearings to check on them,clean and re-pack with grease.One bearing was totally seized up,it was from one of the marginal wheels.Three idler bearings were making a little noise.So replaced them with others I have laying around.There were some older style bearings there made in China...them are the ones making some noise,but not seized..but am changing them.If the bearings spins freely and no rust in them,I simply will re-pack them and re-install them.It is a bit of a pain to do all this work,but is it normal to do this every season?? I bet there are a lot of sleds out there with original bearings that have more then 5000 miles that haven't been changed.I call it preventative maintenance.Had a few with seals that were torn and changed them from spare bearings.Never thow out your old bearing,they and the seals come in handy some day.Just my 2 cents on Bearings