Motorcycle BMW R1150RT. Manual - part 74

36.7

36 31 396  

Removing and installing 

wheel bearings

36 31 

Removing wheel bearings

•

Carefully lever out the shaft sealing ring with a 
screwdriver.

•

Remove driver and retaining ring.

•

Clamp a drift, BMW No. 36 5 511, into the vise and 
place the wheel on it with the wide bearing down.

•

Place a spacing ring, BMW No. 36 6 640, be-
tween the wheel hub at the right and the claws of 
the internal puller.

•

Heat the bearing seat to approx. 60 °C (140 °F).

•

Pull out the wheel bearing with counter-
support 22/1, BMW No. 00 8 572, and internal 
puller 21/3, BMW No. 00 8 574.

•

Remove wheel from drift, BMW No. 36 5 511.

•

Press out spacing bushing (1) and wheel 
bearing (2) with drift, BMW No. 36 5 530.

R28360030

R28360020

00 8 572

00 8 574

36 6 640

36 5 511

36 5 530

RS360023

2

1

36.8

36 31 

Installing wheel bearings

•

Degrease bearing seats.

•

Heat the bearing seat to approx. 60 °C (140 °F).

•

First insert wide bearing using drift, 
BMW No. 36 5 512 , and handle, 
BMW No. 00 5 500.

•

Clamp a drift, BMW No. 36 5 511, into the vise 
and place the wheel on it with the wide 
bearing (1) down.

•

Install spacer tube (2).

•

Bearing seat temperature 60 °C (140 °C).

•

Insert narrow bearing (3) with drift, 
BMW No. 36 5 512, and handle, 
BMW No. 00 5 500.

•

Install circlip with convex side facing down.

•

Install driver.

•

Drive in shaft sealing ring with drift, 
BMW No. 36 5 500, and handle, 
BMW No. 00 5 500.

S360090

00 5 500

36 5 512

R360028

00 5 500

36 5 511

36 5 512

3

2

1

36 5 500

R28360070

00 5 500

36.9

36 30 320  

Removing and installing rear 

wheel

36 20 

Removing rear wheel

d

 Warning:

Integral ABS When removing and installing the 
brake caliper, force back the pistons carefully to en-
sure that the wheel-circuit reservoir does not over-
flow.
If fluid escapes, proceed in accordance with “In-
structions for filling reservoir” (

a

00.48).

•

Remove brake caliper.

e

 Attention:

Integral ABS Do not actuate handbrake lever or 
footbrake lever with brake calipers removed.

•

Remove rear wheel cover.

•

Remove wheel studs (1) with taper rings (2).

•

If necessary, slacken the screw (arrow) securing 
the exhaust to the rear frame.

L

 Note:

Do not scrape the wheel – mask it off if necessary. 

•

Remove the rear wheel.

•

Remove spacer (3).

R22360020

1

2

3

36.10

36 20 

Installing rear wheel

e

 Attention:

The contact faces on the spacer (3), the rear wheel 
drive and the wheel hub must be free from grease 
and clean. 
Do not scrape the wheel – mask it off if necessary.

•

Place the rear wheel in position with spacer (3).

e

 Attention:

Only use wheel studs with length code 55. Do not oil 
or grease wheel studs!

•

Hand-tighten wheel studs (1) with taper rings (2).

•

Tighten the wheel studs (1) in diagonally oppo-
site sequence.

d

 Warning:

Integral ABS When removing and installing the 
brake caliper, force back the pistons carefully to en-
sure that the wheel-circuit reservoir does not over-
flow.
If fluid escapes, proceed in accordance with “In-
structions for filling reservoir” (

a

00.48).

•

Install brake caliper.

•

If applicable, tighten the screw (arrow) securing 
the exhaust to the rear frame.

•

Install rear wheel cover.

L

 

Note:

Integral ABS After switching on the ignition, always 
wait for the BMW Integral ABS to complete its self-
diagnosis.
Do not operate the brake lever until self-diagnosis 
has been completed.

•

Check operation of the brake system with the ig-
nition switched on.

X 

Tightening torque:

Wheel studs  .............................................. 105 Nm
Brake caliper to rear wheel drive .................. 40 Nm

R22360020

1

2

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