Wheel bearing options
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Recommended for wheel bearings, steering head bearings (other than 97-later Softail and Dyna) and rear swingarm bearings.
99855-89 1-lb. Can
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Check the forks how ? Or are you talking about checking wheel & axle end play ? There is a spec in the manual I always have to look up.
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Pretty much all the higher end name brand synthetics are good, I went to the Green over the Mobil red because it feels a bit thicker and more tacky. Shovels sure seem to like it.
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I found it easier to set set up the end play with the axle/wheel mounted in a vise as it is the torque value that determines the value of the shims. Then when you get the end play correct you install on the bike. Might need a few extra spacers, cut pieces of pipe, sockets, etc to take up the slack in the axle since it is not on the bike. YD
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Good to know thanks.
0.002 - 0.006 is the spec but I usually set mine between 2 and 4 thousands as more just feels too wiggly.
0.002 - 0.006 is the spec but I usually set mine between 2 and 4 thousands as more just feels too wiggly.
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From: Sandy Eggo's North County
Remove the front wheel, and at the axle, push/pull in a longitudinal motion and see if you feel any play at all. If you do feel play, then bushing/fork leg replacement is in order. Maybe set-up a dial indicator to measure if needed.
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He may be referring to my post regarding bushing wear inside the fork sliders. They wear after a few million cycles, and can become "bell mouthed" or oblong. Forks with increased rake seem to wear their bushings quicker than steeper fork angles. Fork oil has a bit to do with this "wear" thing, too.
Remove the front wheel, and at the axle, push/pull in a longitudinal motion and see if you feel any play at all. If you do feel play, then bushing/fork leg replacement is in order. Maybe set-up a dial indicator to measure if needed.
Remove the front wheel, and at the axle, push/pull in a longitudinal motion and see if you feel any play at all. If you do feel play, then bushing/fork leg replacement is in order. Maybe set-up a dial indicator to measure if needed.