Bearing replacement Khamsin

[mr-mac]

Hi,

I am away to replace the bearings in my campag Khamsin wheels. I have the bearings. I got NSK bearings and the fronts has a seal on outside only as per originals.

Bearings for rear were advertised as the number for a single seal but they have a seal on both sides. Now I know this is probably not a huge issue and can just use as is. However I wondered if it was possible to just remove the seal on one side? If yes, which side (if it makes a difference) and how do I remove.

Many thanks

John

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

Assuming it's a standard 2rs sealed bearing, yes, you can just pop the seal out. A scalpel/tweezers/small screwdriver will do it.

 

[mr-mac]

Re:

Front one I got single seal bearings.

It’s the larger rear that came with two but they are same 2rs style. Excellent thanks for advice.

 

[eshew]

I'd guess you'd want to keep both seals. If they came from the factory with 1 seal only & no way to inject grease I would guess it's just a way for them to reduce friction at the expense of longevity.

Since it's Campy I would guarantee that's the case

 

[mr-mac]

Re:

Shouldn’t effect longevity as the internal part of bearing shouldn’t allow anything in to cause any issue where there is no seal.

Anyway I pulled the inner seals first