Front Wheel Bearing & Seal Kit (Drum Brake) | Honda CB350 / CL350 / CL360 / CJ360

Front Wheel Bearing & Seal Kit (Drum Brake) | Honda CB350 / CB360

Your front wheel bearings take the braking loads and every steering input on your Honda, so when they wear they let the front wheel wander and feel vague right where you want it precise. This kit re-bearings the front drum-brake hub on the CB350 / CL350 and the CL360 / CJ360 with a matched pair of European made bearings and fresh seals.

Why You Need This

Front wheel bearings wear from miles, age, and water that sneaks past the seals — and a worn front bearing shows up as oozing grease, a crunchy feel when you spin the wheel, or lateral play (back-and-forth movement perpendicular to the axle). Fresh bearings keep the front wheel running true for accurate steering.

Our kit comes with a pre-lubricated pair of European made 6302 bearings plus both seals: the dust seal behind the bearing and the larger speedometer-drive seal. Replacing the seals at the same time keeps grease in and grit out.

What's in the Kit

• Matched pair of front wheel bearings (6302)
• Bearing dust seal (26 × 42 × 7)
• Speedometer-drive seal (54 × 66 × 7)

Specifications

CB360 owners — check your front brake: Some early CB360s came with a front drum brake, and this kit fits those. Most CB360s use a front disc — if yours has a disc up front, you need the disc-brake front wheel bearing kit instead.

Installation

Difficulty: Intermediate

The front drum hub is the straightforward one — there is no staked bearing retainer to drill out (that is only on the disc-brake front hub), so the bearings press straight in and out.

1. Heat the hub with a heat gun to expand the aluminum. Heat does the work here — if you are swinging hard at it, back off and add heat.
2. Drive the old bearings out with a long punch worked at an angle on the inner edge. There are notches cast into the hub that let you get the punch behind the bearing; a hot hub usually gives them up with light taps.
3. Note the distance collar that sits between the two bearings, and keep track of it — it sets the spacing for the new pair.
4. Toss the new bearings in the freezer for an hour before the job. Install the bearing on the lipped-seat side of the hub first, then the collar; that first bearing and the collar set the depth so the second bearing cannot be driven in too far.
5. Drive each bearing in with a large socket or tube just smaller than the bearing's outer race. Do not press on the inner race or the dust shields — that damages the bearing.
6. Clean the speedometer drive, fit the new speedometer-drive seal, and repack it with fresh grease. Install the new bearing dust seal on the other side.

Our wheel bearing replacement video walks through the whole job, front and rear, on this family of bikes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bearings come in this kit?

Two — a matched pair of front wheel bearings, plus both seals (the bearing dust seal and the larger speedometer-drive seal). The front hub uses two identical bearings with a distance collar between them.

Does the front drum hub have a bearing retainer?

No. The front drum hub presses the bearings straight in against a distance collar — there is no staked retainer to drill out. Only the disc-brake front hub uses a retainer, which is why the drum side is the easier job.

Will this fit my CB360?

It fits the drum-brake front hub on the CL360 and CJ360. Some early CB360s came with a front drum brake and those fit too. If your CB360 has a front disc, use the disc-brake kit instead.

I have a disc-brake CB350 — is this the right kit?

No — the disc-front CB350G and CB350F use the disc-brake front wheel bearing kit. This kit is for the drum-front CB350 / CL350.

What else should I do while the front end is apart?

Fresh front brake shoes are cheap insurance while the wheel is out: CB350 / CL350 shoes or CL360 / CJ360 shoes. New steering head bearings are another good job with the front end down.

You Might Also Need

• Rear Wheel Bearing & Seal Kit — do the rear hub while you are at it
• Front Wheel Bearing & Seal Kit (Disc Brake) — for the disc-front CB350G / CB360
• Front Drum Brake Shoes for CB350 / CL350 — while the front wheel is off
• Front Drum Brake Shoes for CL360 / CJ360 — the matching shoes for those models
• Tapered Steering Head Bearings (CB350 / CL350) — replace the loose-ball steering bearings with tapered rollers
• Tapered Steering Head Bearings (CB360 / CL360 / CJ360) — the 360-family steering bearing upgrade

Last updated: June 2026