my pully bolts broke of on my 04 883l because the ******* at harley over tightened the **** out or my bolts but thats another story.. I got a rim of a 08 1200 and my axel bolt wont fit i tryed to fix this by getting the barrings from a 04 sportster and putting them in the 08 rim but they wont fit please help i havent riddent in 4 months and i was so close!!!:ic on_bricks:: icon_bricks::icon_bricks ::icon_bric ks:

 

Do i just need to sell the rim or it there an adapter?

 

Bearings from an 04 will definitely fit. I do this all of the time. You also need the inner spacer (crush sleeve)

 

Thank you so i need the crush sleeve from a 08 0r an 04? its a 08 rim.

 

You need to change the crush sleeve to match the bearings...so you'll need one for an 04. You can make one easily out of 1" tube with 3/4" id...or just buy one. You need to change the crush sleeve because of the smaller axle. The smaller 04 axle won't hold the sleeve in place and it can "fall". This will cause an uneven load against the bearing race causing premature failure.

 

Ok cool i called harley and the crush sleeve is $7!!! thats great. Would i be able to take the crush sleeve of my 04 rim and put it on the 08? just to verify so the internal diamiters on the rims are the same the only diff it that the chrush sleeve and bearings are different?

 

That's not a bad idea but to check length instead of diameter. The length is the only variable that can change. If you're using 04 bearings with 04 crush sleeves and an 04 axle...I'd say you can trust the diameters will match.

Since 2000 all HD wheel bearings have the same od. They just changed the bearing id for whatever reason through the years.

 

thanks for helping i should be back up next week ill post some pixx and get to know everyone.