WTF?.... Bad bearings....
Stage IV
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Jacksonville, FL
I have had eight wheel bearing failures, 4 in the rear and 4 in the front, Last time my scoot was at dealership the called HD factory and was told to buy a set of American made sealed bearings to fit my bike, took bike to dealer to have new American made bearings installed, , HD told them not to install bearings because it would void my extended service plan. So the dealer installed OEM bearings, 7 months and 8700 miles later, had front bearing failure #4 yesterday, took bike to dealership this time they installed the American made bearings and told me my ESP was ok as long as they work on the bike, if bearings fail anywhere else, ESP will be void.
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From: NJ
What are the symptoms of bad bearings on a bike other than the obvious noise from the axles. Does it come on all of sudden and make the bike too unsafe to ride or can you put the repair off for awhile.
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Inverness Fl
I'd like to know as well.
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From: Leander Texas
makes the bike unsafe, it can be a loud squeal and may only make the noise when you use the front brake, in worse case it is a grinding feel in the grip like your driving a gravel road. have 60k on the rear and no problem and have 14k on the front and rolls much better.
Stage IV
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Jacksonville, FL
Well they fixed the problem on my nighttrain by giving me another bike, my choice out of used invetory, no am the owner of a very nice Electra Glide, the front bearings they installed on the 22nd, failed on the 29th when i pulled into dealership to pickup new sled!!!!
Stage IV
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From: Jacksonville, FL
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I agree crush tube is wrong size creating improper
Preload. Had same issue with a previous bike.
Preload. Had same issue with a previous bike.
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