Need help, rear spacer problems!
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Need help, rear spacer problems!
Took my ride today for a testdrive with the new wheel.
After 1 mile it felt like the bike was braking, I stopped immediately. My new left spacer was melting!! See pic.
Could this be because the new spacer is made of aluminum and is extremely soft, the stock spacers are real hard metal.
The right spacer (by the brake) is the stock spacer. The new spacer, which a had to replace beacuse the new wheel hub is wider than stock, is on the belt side and made of aluminum.
When I have the bike on a lift and tighten the wheelaxle nut by hand the wheel spins beatyful. BUT as soon I tighten the nut with a wrench it´s not spinning so nicely anymore.
So when I took her for the ride it ate my spacer up with 5mm...
I have removed my stock wheel lot´s of times before and have had no problems at all...
After 1 mile it felt like the bike was braking, I stopped immediately. My new left spacer was melting!! See pic.
Could this be because the new spacer is made of aluminum and is extremely soft, the stock spacers are real hard metal.
The right spacer (by the brake) is the stock spacer. The new spacer, which a had to replace beacuse the new wheel hub is wider than stock, is on the belt side and made of aluminum.
When I have the bike on a lift and tighten the wheelaxle nut by hand the wheel spins beatyful. BUT as soon I tighten the nut with a wrench it´s not spinning so nicely anymore.
So when I took her for the ride it ate my spacer up with 5mm...
I have removed my stock wheel lot´s of times before and have had no problems at all...
Last edited by bosken; Aug 30, 2008 at 03:02 PM.
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You need to go back to an H-D spacer. Use your old stock one and have it cut down or buy a new one. The metal the spacers are made from is extremely hard for a reason. I had mine cut down to the exact size I needed, you should too.
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Perfect guys!! Just what I suspected. Thanx!
Just wonder why those guys at the harley-custom shop that sold me the wheels sell those crap-alu spacers?
Never mind. Problem solved, but my new fullchrome pully got scratched on the edge touching the swing arm...
Just wonder why those guys at the harley-custom shop that sold me the wheels sell those crap-alu spacers?
Never mind. Problem solved, but my new fullchrome pully got scratched on the edge touching the swing arm...
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An aluminum spacer should work just fine and are used in a lot of applications. All you show is the spacer which shows signs of something turning on the outer circumference for about 90% of it's width. Was your new pulley or hub rubbing on the spacer? That is what it looks like and that would be the reason for the failure. And if your OE spacer comes in contact it will do the same thing. The spacer doesn't turn with the wheel, so clearance should be checked.
Not to bust your ***** too bad but sounds like you felt rubbing when you tightened to spec and took it for a ride anyway. Lesson learned I hope, in the future find and fix all rubbing issues, riding it will only cause problems.
Not to bust your ***** too bad but sounds like you felt rubbing when you tightened to spec and took it for a ride anyway. Lesson learned I hope, in the future find and fix all rubbing issues, riding it will only cause problems.
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