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May 26, 2010 | 08:24 PM

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tk353

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be sure the inner spacer is not loose and that it does not bow the bearings outward either

May 27, 2010 | 07:13 AM

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be sure the inner spacer is not loose and that it does not bow the bearings outward either

The inner spacer had some play when I removed the wheel and there is a about 1/4" now that the bearings are replaced. Call me crazy but I don't think you'd want to have it tight against the inner race of the bearing.

May 27, 2010 | 07:46 AM

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yes you want them with in 3/1000 in. i has that issue on the front because the rim was cut wrong. if not snug it will cause the same issue. time to call Harley customer service

May 27, 2010 | 07:55 AM

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I know a couple real good indy's and I'm gonna make some calls today.

May 27, 2010 | 07:58 AM

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harley covered replacing my wheel after the warranty expired but i had it replaced also during the warranty 2 time.

May 27, 2010 | 08:57 AM

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Well luckily I was too lazy to install it last night otherwise I probably would have screwed it up real good again!! I still had the wheel in the back of my truck so I just whipped over to the custom builder that has a shop near my work. He slapped a handy little tool on there and took up the slack between the bearing and the inner spacer.

Thanks tk353, if it wasn't for you I would have left it alone and right back to square one in no time!