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Originally Posted by Dean
I managed to destroy the hub and axle as well as the bearing. They are covering all of the above under warranty.
They want $570 to replace the other side. They claim it can't be repacked. After you had the new one pressed, do yo think you could have shot more grease in, or is it mostly sealed? I may pull it myself, and have it done after Laguna if it survives. (crosses fingers)
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Wow the axle too!? Did the axle nut strip off or something?
$570 sounds pretty steep for what's bascially a 2 hour job + parts. I don't think you want to bother repacking the bearings. I'm not even sure it's possible, but since the parts are only about $100, that's worth it for piece of mind IMO. Hold off on that one and see if you can't do it yourself this weekend. You should be able to do it for under $200 if you do it the way I did.
And one note about OEM bearings. They come packed with *shipping grease* only. If you install 'em as is, they will fail quickly. Grab a tube of RedLine CV2 from Summit (or borrow mine, I've still got a ton of it) and have whoever presses 'em in pack some extra grease in there... you don't have to clean out the shipping lube, just add some of the good stuff.