So, yeah, I just got the new tire, had it mounted to my new 21" Slotted 6 Spoke, bought the ABS bearing kit, got home, and went to town.

Well, I noticed the shim after the bearings and sleeve/spacer were all put together. Actually, I was right about to put it up and jam the axle through when I saw it in the package.

My question is, will it be an issue if I torque it down and ride?

The kit cost $80 and a new bearing alone is about $35. That's not counting the hassle of pulling the bearing.

I'm hoping I'm gtg and the shim is only for aligning the bearing and not for stability or tracking the bearings on the wheel.

Thanks for any help!

 

 

I need "A, B, C," and "K", according to my year and model.

I don't have "K" (the shim) installed.

 

 

Yeah, I'm already OMW to Auto Zone to borrow their bearing puller. Hopefully I don't damage the bearings.

Thanks!

 

 

The axle sleeve sits firm and flush with both inner races of the bearings. There is one spacer, for the outer, right side. And one shim, to go between the hub and left bearing .The shim contacts the outer race and not the inner, of the left/ABS bearing.

So, the bearings are properly spaced with the sleeve. I think the shim is what sets the position of the wheel on the bearings .

 

So, I pulled both bearings with a slide hammer/puller combo. I checked both bearings for any damage, along with the sleeve and didn't find anything. After that, I installed the shim, reinstalled the same bearings and it all fits the same way.

Also, the hub cap/dust cover provided for single disk brake bikes does/did not come with screws to install it. The thread size is 5/16"-18. FYI, that's the same for the exhaust mounting bolts, which is what I used to measure the thread. I purchased some stainless steel hex bolts, 1", washers, and installed the cap. The stock spacer is required, again, another oversight on my part. Last night I was going to install it with the new spacer, but, the directions (if you're a commie and read directions... the first go around) says to discard the included spacer and use the stock one for the FXDWG.

I'll try to post some pics once I go to my girl's place and thank her for the new wheel...

Pics of the parts required below.



Parts required



Keep stock spacer

 

Glad to see you got it sorted out !

 

Thanks! I'm getting a pulsing vibration above 60mph though .The shop that mounted my tire was not able to balance it, because I didnt have the bearings in at the time. I'm hoping that's the issue. Going to get a bubble balancer today and see if that fixes it .

Sorry about the giant screenshots .