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    GU wheel bearing locknut and washer install in GQ

    I've see lot's of references to this but nothing that actually shows what is done.

    So here it is.

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    What this is for.

    Change GQ (possibly MQ/MK as well) double nut and lock washer to GU single locknut and washer.

    The parts.


    Top the GQ double nut and lockwasher, bottom the single GU locknut and washer.


    Tools I used, not show is 8mm hex bit and ratchet.

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    Remove the freewheeling hub.



    Nothing difficult here just undo the six bolts with an 8mm hex bit and ratchet. There is also no need to remove the wheel.

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    Remove the hub locating ring (don't know if this is what it's really called but it stayed in the hub when I removed the freewheeling hub.

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    Remove the circlip


    Use external circlip pliers.

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    Remove the inner part of the freewheeling hub.

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    Straighten out the lockwasher tab for the outer locknut.


    You can see the tab on the left of the nut. I used a pin punch and hammer to flatten it out.

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    Remove the outer nut.


    I had bought the 54mm hub socket so used that but it was not really necessary as the nut was only hand tight and a couple of taps with the pin punch and hammer would have loosened it.

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    Remove the lock washer.


    I found this the most frustrating as it kept getting jammed on the thread and there's really not a lot of room to get hold of it. Using a magnetic pickup and long nose pliers for one side it came relatively easily but the other I had to get a small screwdriver to lever it out.
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    Remove the inner nut.


    Once again I used the socket but really not necessary.

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