Felt Virtue Nine Owner's Manual - page 5
Removing Bearings:
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Installing Bearings:
Place the links flat on your bench and assemble the bearing removal tools as shown
in fig. 3. Use an Allen wrench and open wrench to draw the bearings out of the links.
The same process can be used at the chainstay yoke (Fig. X), lower frame pivot (Fig.
X), seat tube pivot bearings (Fig. X for Left and Fig. X for the right side).
IMPORTANT -
The properties that make Acetone and similar solvents work so well as a
cleaner can also harm paint and break down carbon fiber resin. Be very careful where
you apply the solvent as it may compromise the integrity of the rear triangle and/or the
paint finish of your frame.
(Caution-Eye and Hand protection should
ALWAYS
be used when handling
solvents to avoid contact!)
2. Once you’ve cleaned the bearing bores, apply a small amount of grease to the
inside
surface of the bearing bore and the outside of the bearing. Assemble the bearing
installation tool (as shown in Fig.6). Using the Allen wrench and open wrench to press
(or draw) the bearing into place. Make sure the bearing is seated completely and
cleanly into the link.
3. To reassemble the lower link pivots at the chainstay and above the bottom bracket,
you will install both bearings per pivot at the same time. Orient the tools as shown in
Fig. 7 and carefully press the bearings completely into the frame/chainstay yoke.
1. Once all the bearings have been removed, clean the bearing bores using the
dental pick or X-acto knife to remove all traces of old bearing seating compound/
green loctite. Wipe down the bearing bore with a Q-tip soaked in a small amount
of solvent such as acetone. This will remove any last traces of loctite and other
contaminants. Don’t get solvent on any other portion of the frame or rear triangle as
damage to the paint or carbon resin may occur.
2. Disassemble The dropout Pivots as follows: (Bikes with aluminum rear triangles
only)
A) Remove the Chain stays from the seat stays by removing the Dropout Axle Bolt at
each dropout and be sure to catch any stainless steel spacer washers.
B) Orient the tools as seen in Fig. 4.
C) As you tighten the bolt the puller draws the bearing into the bearing cup. Repeat for
all bearings in both the left and right dropouts.
3. To remove the Equilink DU Bushings, orient the tools as shown in Fig. 5. Tighten the
bolt until the DU has been drawn into the receiver. The same process works for all four
DU bearings in the Equilink.
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