has anyone done the wheel bearing converison from the old timkin bearing to the new sealed type? id like to know where to buy the bearings and what mods need to be done to my old 94 heritage. thanks

 

Yeah,
I'd like to know as well. Couldn't get an answer when I asked the same question in a specific forum.

 

A 94 heritage ain't old

I don't understand the appeal of the sealed bearings. How do you know when/if they go bad?

I like theserviceable bearings that came on my 84. They get serviced at each tire change and have lasted over 100k miles.
I'm not sure what will happen when one goes bad on my 05, hopefully it will be painless.

 

Good luck finding them. I tried to find them for my 98 WG this last spring and was told that they are not available. When the local dealer called Drag in front of me and was told there was no further information to give. I got the same answer from Zanotti.

If you find someone that has them, please let me know. I'd like to get them too.

 

Exactly. A new set of seals and you're good to go. Been doing it on my 93 since it was new. I had one dealer re-pack the bearings one time (during a tire change)....Never, ever again. Do it yourself and you know it's done right.

 

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Hackd......looks like you've been doing some serious 4-wheeling in a salt mine. That's some serious body rot on that Jeep.

 

One of my buddies did the conversion on his Road King. I am not sure it is worth the money. The old style bearings are readily available. It is a popular bearing. Timkin LM 11949
Wils

 

i havent had any luck finding them either, ive looked everyplace i can think of. oh well.

Why do i want them? To me, why service something over and over when you can make a change and be done with it. Kind of the same thinking with the drive belt viruses the old chain set up. There are old die hards out there saying the same thing you guys just said about chains.

The sealed bearings are a bit tighter, so the slight wobble of the Timken bearings is eliminated. (not that i ride the scooter to the level where i really notice that), or at least thats what i have read about them.

bottom line is i would rather not have to fool with packing bearings again, its not hard, id just rather not.

 

How's it look now:

 

Looks much better. [sm=smiley20.gif]


While I'm not an old die hard....my Evo does have chain final drive. It works great and rarely needs any attention.
It does run in a sealed oil bath though. I guess I'd just prefer to tinker with this old stuff than be guessing on the
condition of my sealed bearings and how to fix EFI.

Back to my original complaint about sealed bearings.....how do you know when they are going bad?
It used to be important to know the condition of your wheel bearings. I'm not sureI can buy into the
argument that sealed bearings last a long time and you shouldn't worry about them. It just seems like an accident
waiting to happen. Why am I wrong?