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Apr 18, 2012 | 05:02 PM

cjbmustang

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Wheel question - Clarification

I bought some 09' nightster wheels and i want to put them on my 06' XLC and i have a few questions...

I searched prior to this, but maybe i just fail at the search function.

Do i need to buy 06' wheel bearings/bearing spacer to put into the 09 hubs?

and also do i need the 09 nightster wheel spacers to go between the bearings and the forks?

thanks,

chris

Apr 18, 2012 | 07:31 PM

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You'll need new bearings for the 3/4" front and 1" rear on your '06.
Couldn't tell you about the spacers, other than cross-referencing the part #'s in the respective Parts Manuals. They may be the same.
Sportsters:
08-up both axles metric (25mm) and 6205 bearings.

05-07 3/4" front 1" rear

8?-04 ¾” front and rear

From '05 Parts Manual:

Apr 18, 2012 | 09:07 PM

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i'd imagine going form a 21" rim to a 19" rim, the spacers would be different? that's the part im not really sure on. i guess are the 19" hubs a different width than the 21" hubs?

Apr 18, 2012 | 09:25 PM

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Apparently no different. In the 2005 Parts Manual, the part #'s for the spacers are the same for a 19" cast wheel as they are for the 21" wire wheel illustrated above.

Apr 18, 2012 | 09:34 PM

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i guess i'll order up the bearings and just try it. i'll find out soon enough! thank you

Apr 28, 2012 | 05:35 PM

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so i put the 3/4" bearings into my 09 nightster wheel, and one side sits a little under the lip of the hub, and on the opposite side, the bearing is raised above the lip. also, the bearing spacer, inside the hub, is rattling around...

both bearings are seated....what's the deal?

i ordered bearings for an 06 XLC and the inner bearing spacer for an XLC

help!

Apr 28, 2012 | 06:09 PM

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I know you say they're seated, but it sounds like one isn't. Did you press them in? Do the parts' numbers match the assembly diagram above? An '06 should be the same as an '05. What about an '09 Parts Manual? Did you check the wheel spacers and hub spacer numbers for the Nightster? I've put bearings in before, but not for Nightster wheels.