found the cause of my death wobble!
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my theory as to why
the previous owner had this license plate bracket mounted on the axle. I had a bitch of a time removing the C clip as they hadn't adjusted the washer thickness for the additional bracket width. They over-torqued the axle nut to get the clip in, instead of adjusting the washer thickness.<p>but now she turns like butter and is torqued to 105 ft/lbs.
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holy crap man.. I am glad you are ok..
I have the very same license plate bracket.. when confronted with the same issue I simply got rid of the washer, that license bracket is quite thick and robust.. I used it as the washer instead.. 15k miles with no issues.. man.. proper torque is so important !!.. too much torque and the pressure will eventually crush the bearings.
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I have the very same license plate bracket.. when confronted with the same issue I simply got rid of the washer, that license bracket is quite thick and robust.. I used it as the washer instead.. 15k miles with no issues.. man.. proper torque is so important !!.. too much torque and the pressure will eventually crush the bearings.
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Dynas are fine too, unless something's gone wrong. There is more to go wrong on a Dyna though, like rubber engine mounts that can go bad, or vertical wheel alignment (adjustable) that can be off, so the rear wheel is tilted relative to the front.
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I'm not convinced that the bearing failure is related to the plate mount - I say this because my 08 NT front and rear bearings were almost the same at 9k miles.
What you're seeing is the results of HD using a bad batch of cheap Chinese bearings.
I have 23k miles now and each time I've had the wheels off I've checked and found the All ***** bearings in good condition.
What you're seeing is the results of HD using a bad batch of cheap Chinese bearings.
I have 23k miles now and each time I've had the wheels off I've checked and found the All ***** bearings in good condition.
Last edited by 1004ron; 09-04-2015 at 08:27 AM.