Sled is down
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Sled is down
My sled lost the primary bearing last friday. About 4 bills to fix. bummer. I should be getting it back from HD on Wednesday. The tech pulled it apart and the bearing fell out and apart. I lucked out. If it would have came apart it could of taken out the tranny. Big $$$$
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Was it the trap door bearing or the clutch hub / basket bearing?
I had to replace the clutch basket bearing in a 96 Sportster, and the original bearing was a Japanese bearing. I got a good quality bearing at Napa for half of what the dealer wanted for a replacement bearing.
I had to replace the clutch basket bearing in a 96 Sportster, and the original bearing was a Japanese bearing. I got a good quality bearing at Napa for half of what the dealer wanted for a replacement bearing.
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Was it the trap door bearing or the clutch hub / basket bearing?
I had to replace the clutch basket bearing in a 96 Sportster, and the original bearing was a Japanese bearing. I got a good quality bearing at Napa for half of what the dealer wanted for a replacement bearing.
I had to replace the clutch basket bearing in a 96 Sportster, and the original bearing was a Japanese bearing. I got a good quality bearing at Napa for half of what the dealer wanted for a replacement bearing.
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my 08 deluxe had a bad primary bearing. The way I noticed it was that it made a sort of growling noise when the bike was in neutral and clutch was disengaged. Pull the clutch in and the noise went away. Had no idea what it was. Twisted Cycles in manchester, nh did though and fixed it up. Wasn't close to $400 though. Parts and labor was $170. But it sounds like the problem was worse for t-stone. They also said that it was the first one they've ever replaced. They said it was due to an improperly hardened bearing that started to come unseated and the noise was the unseated bearing rubbing against the inside steel ring.
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Was it the trap door bearing or the clutch hub / basket bearing?
I had to replace the clutch basket bearing in a 96 Sportster, and the original bearing was a Japanese bearing. I got a good quality bearing at Napa for half of what the dealer wanted for a replacement bearing.
I had to replace the clutch basket bearing in a 96 Sportster, and the original bearing was a Japanese bearing. I got a good quality bearing at Napa for half of what the dealer wanted for a replacement bearing.
It was the clutch hub bearing
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