tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post6268790949241840275..comments2024-03-02T10:36:11.734-06:00Comments on Everyday Riding: Stuck Axle on Ural and a Hefty Repair Bill InboundChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06606446271603142230noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-62451263640026369742013-12-04T22:03:23.617-06:002013-12-04T22:03:23.617-06:00Update:
The Ural was fixed the next day for $500. ...Update:<br />The Ural was fixed the next day for $500. I need to get new bearings on the spare wheel and likely at least one other. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606446271603142230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-64901423613924506442013-11-07T17:49:52.720-06:002013-11-07T17:49:52.720-06:00Yup, thats what they told me. Axle siezed on beari...Yup, thats what they told me. Axle siezed on bearing. A pain indeed. Riding in the winter is not economical. A car would likely be cheaper and socially easier, but I am not riding in the winter because it is cheap or easy. I do it because I like riding, so I will do it as long as I can.<br /><br />Ural has a high amount of repairs compared to all my other bikes too. Even in the first year before salt could do anything. A ural isnt a reliable as a japanese bike. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606446271603142230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-28833573905273872612013-11-07T17:46:44.794-06:002013-11-07T17:46:44.794-06:00Thanks Bob. The chemicals on the road are a proble...Thanks Bob. The chemicals on the road are a problem and part of the winter riding experience. I plan to ride the ural until it rusts away.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606446271603142230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-29983179350994996502013-11-07T17:44:47.688-06:002013-11-07T17:44:47.688-06:00Yea, the corrosion is a continual battle I will ev...Yea, the corrosion is a continual battle I will eventualy lose. I spray the bike down with T9 which has done a great job retarding the rust. I do the regular maint and take the bmw mindset to just replace things before they fail. I am thinking I should replace the other wheel bearings too before they fail.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606446271603142230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-81131674582691046742013-11-07T17:42:20.072-06:002013-11-07T17:42:20.072-06:00Indeed. I will still need to put my winter oil in ...Indeed. I will still need to put my winter oil in and put the other tires on the wheels. I cant afford them doing it at $126 a wheel. I am also hoping for no more problems this year.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606446271603142230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-76783382871547985262013-11-07T17:40:57.951-06:002013-11-07T17:40:57.951-06:00Yuck on the FD spline. I was impressed my ujoints ...Yuck on the FD spline. I was impressed my ujoints made it this long considering the abuse the rig takes. I need to learn how to grease them I guess. I hope these new ones last 4 years as well. Sitting at the dealer now. Scared of the bill. They still arent done.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606446271603142230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-30332631056480255702013-11-07T10:56:43.755-06:002013-11-07T10:56:43.755-06:00Ouch! Was the axle seized onto the wheel bearing? ...Ouch! Was the axle seized onto the wheel bearing? I was looking at someone elses Ural and could shake the u-joint at the sidecar wheel. He told me it's supposed to do that. I suggested maybe not...<br /><br />Wow, four winters so far. That's seems pretty good but relative to a car, it seems like there is more repairs.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-24842309586176387352013-11-07T10:08:37.600-06:002013-11-07T10:08:37.600-06:00Chris:
YIKES ! I hope your bill is less than wh...<b>Chris:</b><br /><br /><b>YIKES ! </b> I hope your bill is less than what you are thinking too. I know nothing but Erik has a point about chemicals and salt corrosion. Your wheel bearings could have caused the problem and created more drag on the U-joints causing them to fail too<br /><br />bob<br /><a href="http://www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Riding the Wet Coast</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-61188250891036662362013-11-07T09:49:50.668-06:002013-11-07T09:49:50.668-06:00Chris, do you think that because your Ural is a ye...Chris, do you think that because your Ural is a year round bike, that maybe the salt/chemicals that MN DOT dumps on the road might be part of the problem? The salt/chlorides must be very hard on the aluminum and steel on the bike. Are your winter rides are getting enough preventative maintenance? Didn't you also have an issue with electrics and corrosion on the Ural?<br />I hope you repair bill is not too high. Keep on riding!Erik Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051303728879129181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-18334360807098269052013-11-07T09:31:57.820-06:002013-11-07T09:31:57.820-06:00Yikes, surprise repair bills are never good. Hope...Yikes, surprise repair bills are never good. Hope they get you race ready for winter in a jiffy and no more problems.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204440107409695969.post-63187918688487295452013-11-07T09:28:56.714-06:002013-11-07T09:28:56.714-06:00I too have had the joy of a stuck axle, bearings s...I too have had the joy of a stuck axle, bearings seized within like yours apparently and ended up having to replace the FD's hub spline....joy. Recently had both u-joints on my sidecar's prop shaft replaced as they were "loose". The URAL dealer had a heck of a time with one of the u-joints, glad it wasn't me struggling with it. Now I religiously pump grease into the u-joints at every oil change. <br /><br />Hope your total repair bill is not too bad.<br /><br />domredlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.com