loose rear wheel bearings, any options?

Thread lock should do the job. There is a specific bearing glue but its probably the same but different. Failing that a few small spots of supaglue. Degrease and clean first.

 

Were the bearings ok? They can start skidding round on the wheel if they are broken up, etc?

 

loctite make a product specifically for this

also a few centre punch marks done evenly around the circumfernece of the bearing housing will help take up any slack

other options machining out housing to take a different bearing / fit a press fit sleeve into machined out housing - but a good second hand wheel on fleabay is possibly cheaper than either of these two options

 

just how loose were the bearings when you put them back in and are there signs of them turning much in their housings or is bearing surface on wheel smooth and virgin like? If you've caught them early or they've just stayed put despite being slightly loose then as above re:bearing fit loctite.

 

You can use Loctite Bearing Fit, which is a good solution.

Center punching only creates high spots for the bearing to seat onto, so the bearing outer race will only be transfering the load onto the high spots and will soon fret the pop marks away.

This is ok for a bodge/temp solution.

There is usually not enough material on a wheel to re-sleeve it.

As said, a replacement wheel is the safest option.

 

You may be able to get a small jobbing machine shop to bore them out and fit a steel sleeve and then bore that out to the bearing size

I do that to the aircraft wheels when the bearings spin in the wheel hubs.

 

Loctite 638 or 641 should do it........I would favour 638 because it takes a much higher temperature to 'melt' it, but you have to exclude the air to get it go off......Lots of sticky tape over the bearing and hub should do it.

AL.

 

Lucky bugger removing bearings from my one is a job of it's own. Then again I had rims powder coated.