Rear wheel install
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When you do a tire change you should always inspect and repack the bearings, a greasy but simple job.
Don`t mix them up, make sure each bearing goes back to the same side of the wheel.
You`ll need 2 grease seals for each wheel.
Harley Part No. 47519-83A
Don`t mix them up, make sure each bearing goes back to the same side of the wheel.
You`ll need 2 grease seals for each wheel.
Harley Part No. 47519-83A
Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; Jul 12, 2020 at 12:07 PM.
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In addition you need to use a good quality grease not just the generic green grease as your bearings won't last long if you do.
Personally I use Harley wheel bearing grease and haven't had a bearing go bad since I've been using it.
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Let`s walk through this:
You removed the rear wheel yourself, and took it to a shop to replace the tire?
Did you remove the spacers from the wheel before you took it to the shop (sometimes the spacers stay stuck in the seal and people don`t notice)?
Depending on the tooling used at the shop, maybe they removed the seals and bearings and re installed them...
That last picture does not look correct, the spacer seems too deep into the seal.
Pull the wheel out, look inside behind the seals, can you see the bearings?
You removed the rear wheel yourself, and took it to a shop to replace the tire?
Did you remove the spacers from the wheel before you took it to the shop (sometimes the spacers stay stuck in the seal and people don`t notice)?
Depending on the tooling used at the shop, maybe they removed the seals and bearings and re installed them...
That last picture does not look correct, the spacer seems too deep into the seal.
Pull the wheel out, look inside behind the seals, can you see the bearings?
Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; Jul 13, 2020 at 10:17 AM.
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Let`s walk through this:
You removed the rear wheel yourself, and took it to a shop to replace the tire?
If so, they may very well have removed the bearings and seals, then re installed them...
That picture of the right side does not look correct, the spacer seems too deep into the seal.
Pull the wheel out, look inside behind the seal, can you see the bearing?
You removed the rear wheel yourself, and took it to a shop to replace the tire?
If so, they may very well have removed the bearings and seals, then re installed them...
That picture of the right side does not look correct, the spacer seems too deep into the seal.
Pull the wheel out, look inside behind the seal, can you see the bearing?
Long spacer looks correct, but... Pulley bolts are not correct (no big deal) and the center bore for the pulley should be a tight fit to the machined ledge of the wheel. Looks like it may have an incorrect pulley, as in for a sealed bearing wheel. I just saw Hotrods post in email and looks like he might agree on the pulley.
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I agree on the "right side does not look correct" but looking at the wear marks of the seals, I think they have been reversed. He has the right on left. Left spacer sits deeper in the wheel than the right (on a rear wheel) Won't hurt a thing in relation to the spacing, as they are the same length. Might cause a sealing problem but he apparently has never had one seized and swing arm, wheel and axle ruined as the result.... or else he'd service the bearings correctly as has been suggested.
Long spacer looks correct, but... Pulley bolts are not correct (no big deal) and the center bore for the pulley should be a tight fit to the machined ledge of the wheel. Looks like it may have an incorrect pulley, as in for a sealed bearing wheel. I just saw Hotrods post in email and looks like he might agree on the pulley.
Long spacer looks correct, but... Pulley bolts are not correct (no big deal) and the center bore for the pulley should be a tight fit to the machined ledge of the wheel. Looks like it may have an incorrect pulley, as in for a sealed bearing wheel. I just saw Hotrods post in email and looks like he might agree on the pulley.
And if that is the case then he's got a 2000 up pulley on a 99 down rim That pulley could have more of an offset then the OEM pulley which is why he's having problems with it hitting the swing arm.. anything it's possible..
Last edited by 98hotrodfatboy; Jul 13, 2020 at 10:24 AM.
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