how much would new dogbone bearings be for my year 2000 txt 249.

and how do you get them out off the dog bones all of the needles have fallen out but the rest i dont no how to get out

I THINK some people just buy a new "dog-bone" with the bearings in it already dont they??...I heard its not TOO mUCH more..and the dog bone is often bashed about which makes getting them out even harder??

Heat the dogbone and tap the bearing race out using a socket (as close to the size of the hole as possible) and a hammer.

I sit them atop a bench vise and open the jaws enough to leave room for the bearing to come out the bottom.

i take it the needles arent suppost ot fall out i must off been cause they where very worn and rusty.

my dog bones dont have a scratch on em dont think the bike has ever been used on rocks the bash plate is in very good condition

Edited July 11, 200521 yr by beta boy

Right.

It's not impact.

If they get dry and crusty enough, they will just drop out.

Fortunately, after doing them once or twice, you'll be able to service them quickly.

By the 3rd time, you should have it to about 30 minutes.

Get a larger socket than the outside diameter of the bearing and another that will fit through the dog bone where the bearing sits and push the old bearing out. put the whole assembly into a vice and press the old one out and use the same procedure to put the new one back in, cushty!!! nice and carefull as they are soft cage bearings. Use water resistant grease when putting everything back together.

ps... it helps if two people are involved one to hold the lot still in the vice to start and then the other to operate the vice.

i take it the needles arent suppost ot fall out i must off been cause they where very worn and rusty.

Sounds like my old '99 270TXT. When I stripped it all down to grease everything up, the linkage bearings (and bushes) just disintegrated into rusty dust when I removed the bolts. Guess that accounted for the 20mm of play in the rear suspension!

Rather than wrestle with pressing new bearings into the old dogbones etc., I bought a new pair of dogbones with the bearings already installed. Including assorted other linkage bits and pieces it cost around

I also use pandelboy's "vise-press" method. It's nice and smooth and you can use the same technique to press in the new one.

I have an alergic reaction to hammers

When I changed them on my 02 sherco I took the bearing to a local bearing company where they made me new ones and also supplied the sleeves to match. Not sure how much they would cost from gasgas but if I remember correctly I paid only a few pounds for both bearing and sleeve. Hope this may save you a few quid