Andy
Member
Has anyone fitted the Tyga captive spacers, are they easy to install?
Any tips/advice would be much appreciated.
Any tips/advice would be much appreciated.
Captive Spacers
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green_bread
Member
I havent fitted them, but they shouldnt really be any different than the fitment of normal spacers... maybe a little more force to get them in there, but thats it.
Trailerboy531
Member
These are super easy to install. Basically they are a spacer with a "lip" on what is normally a smooth edge. That tucks under the rubber dust seal in the wheel and holds it in place.
As noted by others. Yes, they are a piece of cake to install and easier to use. I put them on the mule just to make getting the rear wheel easier.
At the same time I also did the optional replacement of the utter garbage for bearings the wheel came with. Mileage even went up something like 2mpg (or whatever the liters to miles that worked out as) from ditching those damned bearings. I recognize that the bearings swap is a little trickier and requires some hijinx if one doesn't already have a bearing puller and a press which not everyone may have or have easy access to.
To do just the captured wheel spacers tho, and not the bearings, is completely a piece of cake tho.
At the same time I also did the optional replacement of the utter garbage for bearings the wheel came with. Mileage even went up something like 2mpg (or whatever the liters to miles that worked out as) from ditching those damned bearings. I recognize that the bearings swap is a little trickier and requires some hijinx if one doesn't already have a bearing puller and a press which not everyone may have or have easy access to.
To do just the captured wheel spacers tho, and not the bearings, is completely a piece of cake tho.
Andy
Member
Thanks, I've got the kit with bearings, seals and spacers. Is a puller and press essential in fitting those additional components?
green_bread
Member
Yes, unless you are VERY creative and can keep even pressure around the bearing when pressing it in.
Trailerboy531
Member
The amount of time I've spent chasing a bearing around a wheel with a hammer to ultimately fail in my quest....
Have the right equipment or have a shop do it haha.
Have the right equipment or have a shop do it haha.
Wait, you mean I'm NOT supposed to remove them by just dropping an M80 in between them???! Next you're going to tell me that the Illuminati doesn't really take their marching orders from Elvis as they rule our flat Earth from Nibiru!!!!
mattv
Member
Here's a video Ari made on replacing the bearings on the RC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaKcgFy6e64
