99 down wheels on a 2000 Dyna
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99 down wheels on a 2000 Dyna
I have a 2000 dyna and have finally got my hands on a pair of 13 spoke mags. Guy I was buying them from swore up and down they where off a 2000. When I got em I noticed the bearings werent sealed . Ive seen plenty of people put 2000 up wheels on 99 down bikes but not to many the other way around. Is there someway I can make it work.
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You can indeed, you may need to change the bearings or the axle though and maybe the spacers but it is doable. If the new wheels and your old wheels are both 3/4 axles then it's gonna be easy but if going from sealed bearings to taper rollers, it is important to check for bearing end float using the correct procedure.
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I would change the bearings to the sealed type, they are maintenance free and dont need shimming to correct preload.
Also the center bores for the brake discs are smaller on the 1999 wheels so if you want to re use your brake discs you need some spacers for that too.
There are kits for this available from various vendors, for instance these from Vulcan works,
https://secure.vulcanworks.net/store/sealed-bearing-kit-for-1984-99-narrow-front-wheels-fxr-fxd-xl-timken-tapered.html
https://secure.vulcanworks.net/store...front-end.html
https://secure.vulcanworks.net/store...tster-fxr.html
https://secure.vulcanworks.net/store/timken-bearing-wheel-to-2000-07-3-4-rear-axle-XL-Dyna-Softail.html
Also the center bores for the brake discs are smaller on the 1999 wheels so if you want to re use your brake discs you need some spacers for that too.
There are kits for this available from various vendors, for instance these from Vulcan works,
https://secure.vulcanworks.net/store/sealed-bearing-kit-for-1984-99-narrow-front-wheels-fxr-fxd-xl-timken-tapered.html
https://secure.vulcanworks.net/store...front-end.html
https://secure.vulcanworks.net/store...tster-fxr.html
https://secure.vulcanworks.net/store/timken-bearing-wheel-to-2000-07-3-4-rear-axle-XL-Dyna-Softail.html
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The forum is full of war stories of those sealed ball bearings failing. A tapered roller bearing (Timken) will outlast the bike if it is properly maintained and hasn't been attacked by a pressure washer. Just saying.
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Or you can ignore them while the wheel is off and make believe it is a sealed ball bearing...Just saying
You will read on this forum about numerous sealed ball bearing failures, but very few tapered roller bearing failures.
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I have a 2000 dyna and have finally got my hands on a pair of 13 spoke mags. Guy I was buying them from swore up and down they where off a 2000. When I got em I noticed the bearings werent sealed . Ive seen plenty of people put 2000 up wheels on 99 down bikes but not to many the other way around. Is there someway I can make it work.
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Oh no I havent lost interest, Ive gotten a lot of good information from all of you guys replying to my post and I really appreciate it. I just didnt wanna interrupt the conversation.
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