2011 Yamaha Grizzly 700 Maintenance - Front Wheel Bearing Change With Cubbee and CK

[@regsparkes6507]

This video will be a great 'tool' for other's who will have to do this bearing change out. The Torque setting's are vitally important in doing this, and it is really good that you included the values on the video. One thing, that should have been done to avoid possible new bearing damage though, when installing the new bearings into their housings, put a piece of hardwood ( or even a piece of 2x4 ) on top of the bearing and strike that, NOT the bearing directly. Cubbee got away with that,.....this time. It is very easy to chip the bearing when kit with a hammer. The heating of the housing and freezing of the bearing is what helped a lot in this installation. Thanks for this Cubbee.

[@cubbeezx]

+Reg Sparkes Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video. I did actually use an aluminum plate to help tap the bearing in but edited it out of the footage.. you are right though, don't want to damage the bearing! Should really look into getting a press..but hopefully won't have to replace these ones anytime soon. Glad you found the torque settings helpful, really followed them closely!

[@nostuckmarc8682]

Thank you for the how to videos. We were lucky enough to pick up an older 700 fuel injected grizzly with power steering, watching your videos will help us refresh it and getting it ready for next Summer's riding.

[@GunnyE9]

Yup, that's pretty much how I replaced mine when I had my Grizz. Almost doing the same thing now replacing the bearings in my track bogie wheels. However, they are MUCH easier to replace than a wheel bearing. Keep up the good work Cubbee !! And Thanks for shar'in !!

[@cubbeezx]

Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video Gunny. Might not have been the "recommended" way but we got it done and everything is working good...have to be better than the ones we replaced LOL

[@ronsmith6662]

I'm going to bookmark this in case my 2011 Grizz 550 ever needs this done. Thanks for posting guys.

[@cubbeezx]

+Ron Smith Hope it helped a bit if you ever have to do yours. By the time I got to the last one they were going pretty smooth LOL Thanks for watching Ron!

[@H0MEDADDY]

7000 km from those wheel bearings! That is awesome. Glad I bought a grizz! Good vid, thanks for sharing!

[@cubbeezx]

+H0MEDADDY Yes, we've been really happy with the Grizz. So reliable! Thanks for checking out the video.

[@NYROCATV-TV]

Well done! Hope to see more over the months and years. Everyone likes DIY videos. Keep up the great work Cubbee and CK! America is counting on you! :)

[@cubbeezx]

+NYROCATV Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video. Had a chance to take a quick look around your site...looking good! Well done!

[@Rickkari7]

Professional auto tech saying great job to you. Excellent DIY how to. Used a torque wrench and all.

[@cubbeezx]

Thank you!

[@diresword5046]

You guys were definitely cutting it close! Good to see no damage though. Last time I did this on a four wheeler that darn nut took me around 30 minutes for both. Fun stuff to work with! Great video btw.

[@cubbeezx]

Happy we got this one before it fell apart on the trails! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@sromrell]

I was showing my sons friend how to change the bearing on a boat trailer the other day. So he gets the old bearing out and I sent him to the part store with the old one telling him to get the same part number. Being a kid he got a bearing that "looked" close. I was completely baffled why it had more play than when we started. Ah kids, got to love em....

[@cubbeezx]

LOL Good story...part numbers are very important! Thanks for watching and sharing.

[@bryonsutherland2005]

I have a 2007 grizzly 700 and ride in the mud a lot and have to change the bearings out 2 time a year. if and the brakes at least 2 to 3 times a year so I've gotten good at it . but I did enjoy your video keep them coming.

[@cubbeezx]

+Bryon Sutherland Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video..hopefully we will get another 7000 km's on these ones!

[@witkr904]

Now you have the "How I did it" addition to the "Trail side reviews" series

[@cubbeezx]

+Badger-Cat LOL Good point! Thanks for checking out the video.

[@jonathanbyamungu4528]

Thanks for showing me how to change the front bearing.

[@victorhebert5774]

Good job Cubbee, like you said as long is it done properly.

[@cubbeezx]

+Victor Hébert Thanks for checking out the video Victor. We definitely aren't professionals, just showing others how we did ours. Glad you liked it!

[@frankloeppky4956]

Great Video. Everything gets done by means one has on hand,, You once again did a great job and took time explaining what you were doing and how. Yous are great at everything you two do... Thanks for sharing once again..

[@cubbeezx]

+Frank Loeppky Thanks very much for the kind words Frank. Hopefully some find the video...we aren't professionals, just showing how we did it!

[@ehTV1000]

Easy enough procedure, Great share

[@cubbeezx]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@yveskc1]

This was an awesome video on DIY! Great job cubbeezx and your little helper aswell (CK) best regards -Yves

[@cubbeezx]

Thanks for checking out the video! Wanted to show others how we did it, not necessarily the "right" way, but it worked for us LOL Take it easy!

[@atcdan133]

Great video. My rears are starting to go bad. I'll need to do them soon

[@cubbeezx]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@canesser1]

Helpful vid Cubbee. Just replaced my son's front right bearing on his '07 Grizz and the bearing was seized to the splines it was so far gone. Brake pads had 1-2mm of meat left too so replaced both front brakes. We had a hard time cinching down the upper ball joint and tie rod end though. They just spun as we couldn't get them seated well enough into the bracket as we didn't have a ball joint press. Did you have any trouble with that step?

[@cubbeezx]

+Canesser Thanks for checking out the video. We too replaced the Grizzly's brake pads....the rears were original and had hardly any pads left so it was time! Our ball joints and tie rods just tightened up .. thankfully. Doesn't sound like it would have been very much fun if they hadn't. Hopefully you got it all back together eventually!

[@canesser1]

+cubbeezx There will be a ball joint vice on my wall from Princess Auto SOON. We have 3 Grizzlies to deal with!?

[@RobFarrowATV]

Good job Cubbee, except for spilling the cotter pins! LOL!

[@cubbeezx]

Thanks for checking out the video Rob. We were laughing at how many cotter pins one would one need...we will never use all of them...ever!

[@lbtsucks]

You gotta do what you gotta do to get those bearings out and back in.. You got to go the the Canadian tire to get you a bearing press.. I got to go to Harbor freight (Canadian Tire's) little brother I do believe and get a me a press also.. I got a lawn mower project coming up. I have to replace 14 or 16 bearings in total.

[@cubbeezx]

+Donald Sherman LOL We went to Canadian Tire yesterday as they had a small press on sale, but the boxes were totally beat up and haven't had great luck in the past..hadn't thought about Harbor Freight...or maybe Princess Auto? Good luck on your lawn mower project, that is a lot of bearings! Thanks for watching.

[@bigbear3505]

that was easy job right cubbee .. beside I have to change my front end wheel bearing too .. both side .. yea I still got original factories on that too .. and its 92 Yamaha bigbear 350 and I have to get new one on this Tuesday .. lots of fun .. but anyway .. awesome video cubbee

[@cubbeezx]

+bern trailboss Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video!

[@CanadianWookie1972]

Thank you! this video will be helpful if i need to do this to my Kodiak! Should be the same principal.

[@cubbeezx]

+CanadianWookie Glad you enjoyed the video and I would imagine it should be very similar.

[@davidk.4161]

Good video Cubbeezx. Let us know when you do the rear. Question. do you have an solid axle on one of the other quads? I think I have a bad bearing on the rear of mine.Thanks David from Ohio.

[@cubbeezx]

Hi David, Thanks! Yes our Big Bear and old Honda have solid rear axles.

[@db2able]

Good informative video bud. Sorry I haven't been on much to see your cool & fun stuff. But good to see you putting out some great stuff. Your video will definitely help me, since I have to do my bearing on my 700. Keep up the great work & you guys take care. :) dutchie

[@cubbeezx]

Glad you found the video helpful. We appreciate you stopping by when you can. Good luck with your bearing replacement....hope the video makes it easier. Happy Trails!

[@normsatv]

Thought would share something i do when rip a boot on trail to save bearings and hub from damage . far as boots go lol i check mine everytime we stop for sticks / rips . Lil trick i do is i take about 3 ft my wifes cling wrap she uses for food dishes fold it up in nice lil pouch put in a zip lock along with duck tape roll keep in quad , when i rip boot on trail i clean it and axle all wet junk mud ect wrap duct tape then cling wrap around axle and part way on hub, then wrap duck tape over that again few layers keeps them bearings and hubs from getting toasted till home :)

[@cubbeezx]

Thanks very much for sharing...that is very helpful! Might mean the difference between damaging more parts or just a ripped boot. Going to start packing the cling wrap! Thanks again atvguy63.

[@mrtundranutz1]

You mentioned that you just took the tracks off . With the tracks on do you have a total width of your machines ? I'm about to buy a trailer and will be putting tracks on the new ATV and don't want to buy a trailer that's too narrow anymore than I want a trailer that's too wide .

[@cubbeezx]

I know we have measured this in the past...let me go back through our messages and see if I can find it for you...the tracks really increase the "footprint" of the ATV's.

[@cubbeezx]

8.5 feet front front to back and approx. 52 inches wide. give our take a few inches..(.I think this was when they were on the Grizzly ). Hope that helps!

[@mrtundranutz1]

Thank You . That does help .

[@NRP1991]

Exactly how I would have done it. Total thumbs up 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@cubbeezx]

+NRP1991 THanks for checking out the video, glad you enjoyed it!

[@espen2167]

Nice video! I have 1 question, how u get off the tie rod? its driving me crazy! Tried with hammer but dont wanna smack the shit out off it, don't wanna destroy the thread -_-

[@cubbeezx]

Actually I think our tie rod ends came off quite easily. For the ball joints we put a hammer on the side of the knuckle near the tie rod end and gave it a hit..popped out.

[@espen2167]

Ohh, well thank you! dident think about that, il give it a try, have a nice day!

[@mife1961]

Thanks for the master class!

[@cubbeezx]

You are welcome, hope you found it helpful!

[@atvdudes]

cool video cubbee

[@cubbeezx]

Thanks for watching!

[@warDOG420111]

I love these videos

[@cubbeezx]

THanks very much!

[@TheWeasel2008]

great video.

[@cubbeezx]

+TheWeasel2008 THanks very much!

[@camerongrey9844]

what do use to edit

[@cubbeezx]

+Cameron Gray We use Final Cut Pro X for the Mac

[@alexmacisaac69]

I like your 4 wheeler

[@cubbeezx]

+Alex MacIsaac They are great ATV's!

[@alexmacisaac69]

Nice video

[@cubbeezx]

+Alex MacIsaac Thanks Alex

[@bigyamaha5090]

looks pretty professional to me lol👍👍

[@cubbeezx]

+big yamaha Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ludvig7743]

when will the next vid be up? :)

[@cubbeezx]

Not sure exactly...working on the Brake video next and then probably a riding video. Lots to do around the yard this time of year and still need to get out riding LOL

[@yenthe1312]

Very helpfull video cubbeezx ! Geuss she Will be Rolling good Now ;) haha

[@cubbeezx]

Thanks for checking out the video and glad you found it helpful. We changed them just in time as the one fell apart when we took it off...should be good now for another 7000 km's LOL

[@yenthe1312]

haha yeh !!

[@njm1251]

real good diy...

[@cubbeezx]

Thanks very much!

[@theirishaxe9405]

first. also another good vid guys!

[@cubbeezx]

+John Smith Congratulations on being First! Thanks for watching.

[@theirishaxe9405]

***** please do a little video on the diff between the grizz and the canam climbing in low gear. That would be a cool comparison.

[@Waynerebelrider]

👍📽

[@skulledmonte84]

cool i just change my front brake pads just the other day was to bad check out my 2003 Suzuki Eiger 400 i have done a LOTof custom modding on it and dont forget to comment a like please

[@cubbeezx]

+skulledmonte84 It was time for the Grizzly's back brake pads to be changed...front ones weren't too bad but hardly any pad left on the back. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@bennymt07]

Too many wheeeeeelies!!

[@cubbeezx]

LOL The front's are always up in the air so they don't get as much wear HAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for watching.

[@bennymt07]

+cubbeezx 😂😂