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wheel question - 5/6/2008 10:23:56 AM

tree88

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what is the difference in the 1999 and down wheels vs the 2000 and up ones? can the older wheel be used on the newer bikes? I have an 03 wideglide and am looking for a front wheel (21" 60 spoke) and can find em all day reasonably priced for 99 and earlier but for the late model bikes the price takes a huge jump. any info would be appreciated.

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RE: wheel question - 5/7/2008 7:28:23 PM

00FattyT

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in 2000 hd started using a double sealed ball bearing and in the '99 and down they used a timken tapered roller i believe. the older bearings you are suppose to service and repack them every 10,000 mi as with the new ones they are suppose to last for 100,000 mi. i don't know if anyone gets that out of them before they replace i only have 25k on mine.
I don't know if you can install the newer sealed bearings in the older rims but I have seen a few threads here discussing it and you can probably find out by searching the net.

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RE: wheel question - 5/8/2008 10:57:43 PM

Javieret

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You should try to find info about the axle sizes of your bike and the previous to 1999. If the axle size is the same, you can get a 99 and down wheel with hub and if you don't mind to have the timken bearings, you can swap the wheel, but I would try to get a 2000-later wheel, because as it should be more expensive, you won't have to do the maintenance in the bearings.

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