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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: heavyweight44 on May 25, 2014, 02:26:59 AM

Title: 1997 KX500 Rear Wheel only (2) wheel bearings?
Post by: heavyweight44 on May 25, 2014, 02:26:59 AM

I bought a used 97, and the rear hub only takes (2) wheel bearings. The hub is stamped on the outside with R-1237, does anyone have intel on this?

Title: Re: 1997 KX500 Rear Wheel only (2) wheel bearings?
Post by: sandblaster on May 25, 2014, 02:35:14 AM

Yes, yours isn't the first R1237 (97 and newer casting) that I have found with the 2 bearing set up.
It seems that about 35% of the 97 kx250's and kx500's we get in are like that.
The only thing we can figure is that Kawasaki must have started the year with the 2 bearing type and then later switched to the 3 bearing.
Why they don't have a different part number is a mystery.

Title: Re: 1997 KX500 Rear Wheel only (2) wheel bearings?
Post by: heavyweight44 on May 25, 2014, 02:46:52 AM

Thanks for the info Sandblaster.