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01-28-2012, 09:50 PM

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shanwright

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try a few things

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Originally Posted by bigbank66

I have a 5...an I notice its not free as the cap or the X-ray as far as rolling...I have changed the ball bearing to ceramics an lubed everything an it still not as free......what's the deal???

Hi mate you might want to try a few things to see where its tight then you can look closer at the front or the rear as need be

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1. Remove the side belt and see if its freer
2. Roll it on a bench while holding the rear up and the again with the rear held up by hand.
Are your bearings new? ie do they have grease in them ? or oil?
if they are new and fill with grease it will take a bit of running until they free up. or pop of the seals and clean and oil them.
the only other thing i did here is the brake disk is a bit tight on the drive hex and this will cause the shoes to rub just a bit
the plastic hex need a slight rub with some wet and dry.

Not sure if it will help, but it raining here and there’s not much else to do.

Steve H

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