something missing? Spacer?
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something missing? Spacer?
Right front tire of my 1997 Dyna Low Rider. I am doing some work and this looked odd:
and the other side left front:
Am I missing an important part or parts? IE Spacers or a spacer on the right side??
and the other side left front:
Am I missing an important part or parts? IE Spacers or a spacer on the right side??
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Cruiser
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I'm still new, but most of the bikes I have seen with the dual front brakes have spacers that are same size etc between rotor and the fork. So not seeing other dynas from my era this struck me as looking odd. If it is fine, please let me know
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Its fine, the axle pushes the spacer into the bearing on the right hand side and the spacer is quite short. It is designed that way so that the axle preloads the bearing correctly.
The axle has a smaller outside diameter than the spacer.
The axle has a smaller outside diameter than the spacer.
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Cruiser
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Hey man
Because it looked odd to me. I was at the HD dealership getting some bolts etc and was looking at some new and old bikes and then looked at mine when I got home. It just looked odd. Can't explain it.
But I am glad it isn't odd. My windows of opportunity to work on and research this bike right now are slim and short. Just thought I'd run it by you guys.
Thanks again,
Lee
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I'll be honest. It isn't easy for me to expose my noobness with this stuff on a forum. I understand cars, have a good working knowledge and many friends to discuss issues with if I am stumped and the boards or manuals don't cover it.
With bikes I feel all alone. Like an FNG 5 days in -country and not at all at ease.
This forum is awesome, I rarely have ever felt flamed for even the silliest question. You have no idea how cool that is and rare on online forums.
Thanks guys,
Lee
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I'll be honest. It isn't easy for me to expose my noobness with this stuff on a forum. I understand cars, have a good working knowledge and many friends to discuss issues with if I am stumped and the boards or manuals don't cover it.
With bikes I feel all alone. Like an FNG 5 days in -country and not at all at ease.
This forum is awesome, I rarely have ever felt flamed for even the silliest question. You have no idea how cool that is and rare on online forums.
Thanks guys,
Lee
With bikes I feel all alone. Like an FNG 5 days in -country and not at all at ease.
This forum is awesome, I rarely have ever felt flamed for even the silliest question. You have no idea how cool that is and rare on online forums.
Thanks guys,
Lee
You don't lack ability, just confidence....if you can fix cars then you can fix Harleys...my tip is not to look at it as new and alien technology but rather a 2-wheeled car and apply your car knowledge, as essentially the systems are the same.
Approach everything calmly and methodically and you'll soon see how much you actually know.....but don't stop asking questions on here....I've been fixing bikes for 35 years and I'm still learning!
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I'll be honest. It isn't easy for me to expose my noobness with this stuff on a forum. I understand cars, have a good working knowledge and many friends to discuss issues with if I am stumped and the boards or manuals don't cover it.
With bikes I feel all alone. Like an FNG 5 days in -country and not at all at ease.
This forum is awesome, I rarely have ever felt flamed for even the silliest question. You have no idea how cool that is and rare on online forums.
Thanks guys,
Lee
With bikes I feel all alone. Like an FNG 5 days in -country and not at all at ease.
This forum is awesome, I rarely have ever felt flamed for even the silliest question. You have no idea how cool that is and rare on online forums.
Thanks guys,
Lee