Wheel mounting procedure thread?

[savagehenry]

Anyone aware of a "Front and Rear wheel mounting procedures/ tips" thread, I've searched to no avail. Plenty on removal, but not much in the way of mounting. My owners manual feels a bit short on detail and is short on CLEAR pics. I would just like to double check this important area of maintenence. Doing tires, want bearings loaded properly, S.H.

[jrt]

The front should be pretty straight-forward. For the rear, I always suggest that the bike be propped up high- higher than you think- to facilitate removal and replacement. If you are talking about side-loading the bearing, it's not real critical (or I've been weirdly lucky). Just get the axle moderately tight, then cinch up the safety bolts.

 

For packing (non-sealed) bearings, I use a needle that I JB-welded into a grease nipple. I put the needle into the back of the bearing and put in a squirt of grease, move it two or three balls or cylinders and do it again until I make it all the way round the bearing. It's a mess.