Sheared Off Rear Pulley Bolts
mud you can see how screwed the hub was... we had to resleeve it
threaded the rod on the lathe
machined the hub on the mill
and now there is a sleeve for the original bolt to go in and enough material there to keep it safe
this saved my hub!
threaded the rod on the lathe
machined the hub on the mill
and now there is a sleeve for the original bolt to go in and enough material there to keep it safe
this saved my hub!
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my bolts where torqued and loc tited to spec... they where re used (i had taken the pulley off about a year ago) and re used them when i did hte coating work on the wheel... they sheered off... now i do not use HD bolts ordered new ones though Mcmaster car... was a mess!!! i would not shave off the lip file it down or have a machine shop touch it up... i made new sleeves for mine in the shop thank god i have buddies that a master machinests... saved my *** on this one!
Like I wrote above, if you find your bolts loose then you should replace them ASAP with OEM or [LKQ using blue loctite]. Plain and simply, the clamping force between the pulley and hub has been lost and the bolts have been compromised.
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From: the 50s & the 60s
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it's known as hydrogen embrittlement.
I learned about it in the 60s.
everyone that chromed their kickstart lever eventually broke it in two.
here's a pretty good article discussing this phenomenon......
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1-3 a month roll through the shop. All laced wheels, all thrashed hubs. The shop foreman tried a few times to save the hubs by machining the damage, time-serting the holes, etc. Each time the issue resurfaced. New hubs and hardware is the only way to fly. The moco is looking into these failures but like a million other things will probably sweep it under the rug as a "normal unforseeable failure". It's a scary *** thought of the hub and pulley coming apart at speed and rehabbing a hub that already did that with any kind of repair other than a full replacement makes me queasy.
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Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Richmond,VA
Not to resurrect an old thread... but
Same thing happened to me last night. Rolled my certified used 2002 Road King Classic off the dealer floor less than 2 weeks ago, put 900 miles on it. The bolts sheared off on the interstate last night, all of the bolts gone and bits of metal left from the gear. Signed up for HOG on my iphone on the side of the interstate and called 20 seconds after getting my customer number in an email for the free tow.
Glad I got the extended service, but the dealer just kinda said I should inspect the bike before every ride. After agreeing to repair it of course.
I generally check my tire pressure and and constantly looking at what I think is a beautiful bike, but I wouldn't have known to get down and look at the bolts (half of which are hidden by the frame and belt guard) before every single ride. Any other nuts I'm supposed to know to go around and test before every ride? The certified tech didnt catch this 11 days ago when they still had it?
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Not a happy me.
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Glad I got the extended service, but the dealer just kinda said I should inspect the bike before every ride. After agreeing to repair it of course.
I generally check my tire pressure and and constantly looking at what I think is a beautiful bike, but I wouldn't have known to get down and look at the bolts (half of which are hidden by the frame and belt guard) before every single ride. Any other nuts I'm supposed to know to go around and test before every ride? The certified tech didnt catch this 11 days ago when they still had it?
c90e87f1.jpg?t=1310615182
b3a30580.jpg?t=1310615228
a47d3199.jpg?t=1310615255
Not a happy me.
9b895ade.jpg?t=1310615274
Last edited by Vensik; Jul 13, 2011 at 10:50 PM.
