Quick primary/transmission inner race question
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From: Evo-ville, Iowa
Quick primary/transmission inner race question
So I just pulled off my primary and noticed the inner race shifted inboard up against the trans output shaft...will this hurt anything or can I leave it?
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From: Haslet Texas
S&S makes a race that won't walk and Baker makes an inner primary bearing that doesn't use it at all.
If your gonna replace it I suggest one of the above instead of stock.
If your gonna replace it I suggest one of the above instead of stock.
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yes, i would replace it, as THC said 'could take out quad seal'.
mine did the same as yours. it then developed a small drip but i kept riding it that way, and it eventually caused damage to the 5th gear mainshaft.
mine did the same as yours. it then developed a small drip but i kept riding it that way, and it eventually caused damage to the 5th gear mainshaft.
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I run the baker bearing on my dyna. It works. The s&s race works well too and then you can use a standard bearing
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Info: that seal is not the quad seal, it is the mainshaft/main drive gear seal.
The quad seal is in the transmission, inboard of the pulley spacer.
I would replace that race with the S&S part, it will not walk on the shaft.
The quad seal is in the transmission, inboard of the pulley spacer.
I would replace that race with the S&S part, it will not walk on the shaft.
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From: Haslet Texas
A friend of mine just had that done to his bike and it put a nice groove in his mainshaft.
When I had mine done the mechanic cut a couple of grooves in the sides of the race and used those to pull it off.
Another option is to get a hold of Mark at Baker and he can tell you how to get enough room behind that race to use the removal tool. (He posted it in another thread but I don't' remember where or how he said to do it.)