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I have an 03 883 sportster.
I bought new 40 spoke wheels for it. The bike had the factory mag wheels. I went to the shop and had the tires mounted and balanced. Front wheel went on without a problem and looks great. The rear wheel is giving me a problem. The flanges on the rear wheel are not threaded like the front wheel. So this will not allow me to reinstall the rotor and the sprocket. Also, the lip on the flange where the bearings are doesnt seem to be large enough.
....This is my first bike and Im not sure if I am missing something or maybe the wrong wheel was sent to me? Are the flanges on the rear wheel supposed to be threaded like the front wheel or do have to get bolts with nuts to make this wheel work?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I bought new 40 spoke wheels for it. The bike had the factory mag wheels. I went to the shop and had the tires mounted and balanced. Front wheel went on without a problem and looks great. The rear wheel is giving me a problem. The flanges on the rear wheel are not threaded like the front wheel. So this will not allow me to reinstall the rotor and the sprocket. Also, the lip on the flange where the bearings are doesnt seem to be large enough.
....This is my first bike and Im not sure if I am missing something or maybe the wrong wheel was sent to me? Are the flanges on the rear wheel supposed to be threaded like the front wheel or do have to get bolts with nuts to make this wheel work?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I got a 40 spoke rear wheel from American Classic Motors for my wife's 03 883 and it bolted right up. The hubs were threaded and the bearing registers were perfect for the sprocket & rotor.
I'm not sure on your non threaded hubs but I think that if your bearing registers (lips) are smaller then it may be a pre 2000 wheel.
If the lips were the correct size then I'd say using bolts with nuts won't be a problem but with them being smaller you run the risk of having an off center pulley or rotor unbalancing the wheel.
I'm not sure on your non threaded hubs but I think that if your bearing registers (lips) are smaller then it may be a pre 2000 wheel.
If the lips were the correct size then I'd say using bolts with nuts won't be a problem but with them being smaller you run the risk of having an off center pulley or rotor unbalancing the wheel.
Last edited by mreed; Aug 20, 2010 at 06:46 AM.
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I am going to call the company this morning to see if they sent me the wrong wheel. Im just wondering why the flange holes arent threaded. The bearing flanges are way too small. There is a large gap all the way around the rotor and sprocket when I set then down on the flange.
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I am going to call the company this morning to see if they sent me the wrong wheel. Im just wondering why the flange holes arent threaded. The bearing flanges are way too small. There is a large gap all the way around the rotor and sprocket when I set then down on the flange.
I bet you got the wrong rear rim.
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