Metal piece that holds in wheel bearings?  By  lain (Read 386 times)

I just took apart my front end and found you know how there is a metal piece on the end of the bearings for the front wheel? It looks like a metal disc sort of but is shaped so it can connect to the speedo so the speedo picks up on rotations. This metal piece looks as if it is responsible for KEEPING the bearing in, yet it is very loose, does not stay in the wheel and whenever I put the wheel back on the axle with this it falls out resulting in the bearings falling out the side of the wheel where this is... Mind you it is NOT the side of the wheel that connects to the brake or has a rubber seal... though this metal piece looks as if it should have some rubber idk it's very worn out.


My question though is what is it called so I can order a new one, or should I just go the extra length and get a new rim? I feel it is what is supposed to hold the bearings in the wheel rim, so I feel it is important to replace so it does not keep popping out of the wheel and making my wheel act funny...