Front rotor hitting caliper
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In my post #56 I should have said Harley, not motorcycle, too late to edit that post.
Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; Feb 4, 2021 at 12:15 PM.
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I have wondered why Harley uses this setup, since the way you have described has worked for many decades on other brand motorcycles. Maybe they decided they could not make the wheels within the tolerance of the bearings, or thought it was too complicated to compute a bearing stack up each time a bearing was replaced.
In my post #56 I should have said Harley, not motorcycle, too late to edit that post.
In my post #56 I should have said Harley, not motorcycle, too late to edit that post.
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---Quote (Originally by showin4fun)---
I have never seen one like that. Every motorcycle wheel I have worked on has had a seat (stop) for the bearings on both sides of the hub.
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--- Quote (Originally by Dan89FLSTC)---
Well then, you haven`t worked on a Harley wheel with sealed ball bearings.
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You are absolutely right. Everything I have worked on has had a separate bearing and seal. I honestly did not know
the hubs that took the sealed bearing was different.
I have never seen one like that. Every motorcycle wheel I have worked on has had a seat (stop) for the bearings on both sides of the hub.
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--- Quote (Originally by Dan89FLSTC)---
Well then, you haven`t worked on a Harley wheel with sealed ball bearings.
--- End Quote---
You are absolutely right. Everything I have worked on has had a separate bearing and seal. I honestly did not know
the hubs that took the sealed bearing was different.
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That is exactly how the front wheel bearings should be installed.
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Care to explain?
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The disk brake side is machined to suit a 25mm bearing.
When the other side is seated as per the instructions the measurement between the inside of the 25mm outer shell of the bearing to the shoulder inside the gib is exactly the same measurement as the difference between the width of a 25mm bearing and the previously used 1 bearings.
it appears that only one side of the hub was changed to actually suit a 25mm bearing.
It is the same as the rear hub and there are numerous posts in relation to these failing. There is now a spacer that is available to install that fills the void and ensured both sides have a shoulder for the outer race to press against.
When the other side is seated as per the instructions the measurement between the inside of the 25mm outer shell of the bearing to the shoulder inside the gib is exactly the same measurement as the difference between the width of a 25mm bearing and the previously used 1 bearings.
it appears that only one side of the hub was changed to actually suit a 25mm bearing.
It is the same as the rear hub and there are numerous posts in relation to these failing. There is now a spacer that is available to install that fills the void and ensured both sides have a shoulder for the outer race to press against.
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When you're installing the front wheel you need to make sure the cap on the lower leg is loose.
Torque the axle nut. I use a phillips screwdriver in the hole on the axle to keep it from turning as I torque the nut. Then tighten the cap on the bottom of the lower leg.
If you tighten the fork cap first and then tighten the axle nut you'll pull the fork legs together causing all kinds of weird problems.
Torque the axle nut. I use a phillips screwdriver in the hole on the axle to keep it from turning as I torque the nut. Then tighten the cap on the bottom of the lower leg.
If you tighten the fork cap first and then tighten the axle nut you'll pull the fork legs together causing all kinds of weird problems.
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