Chrome front wheel spacer question
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Road Master
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Chrome front wheel spacer question
A question for those that have done their own fork lowers. I just finnished mine and I noticed when I installed the front wheel that there is more space between the wheel and the chrome spacer on the riders right side of bike. The space is so minute on the other side it looks like the cone part of the spacer almost touches the rotor. But on the riders right side of bike there is about 1/8 inch gap. I am pretty sure the HD chrome wheel spacers are not side specific. Can someone go look at their bike and tell me what their chrome spacers look like? It's probably normal but I want to be certain. Thanks
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A question for those that have done their own fork lowers. I just finnished mine and I noticed when I installed the front wheel that there is more space between the wheel and the chrome spacer on the riders right side of bike. The space is so minute on the other side it looks like the cone part of the spacer almost touches the rotor. But on the riders right side of bike there is about 1/8 inch gap. I am pretty sure the HD chrome wheel spacers are not side specific. Can someone go look at their bike and tell me what their chrome spacers look like? It's probably normal but I want to be certain. Thanks
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Road Master
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Ok cool thanks. The cone is seated against the shoulder of the bearing so the only thing I can think of is its the way the bearings and bearing sleeve are centered inside the wheel hub, or its just the length of the spacer shoulder that meets the wheel bearing shoulder. Its just one of those things that bugs the ****e out of me.
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The frt wheel spacers are not side specific so don't worry about that.
If you get the wheel back off and want to check the bearing race depth on each side just to makie sure they did not shift, that's ok for piece of mind.
The bearing should not have moved at all on a stock wheel. Did you change the brake rotors too? Check to see if they are properly seated on the wheel.
If you get the wheel back off and want to check the bearing race depth on each side just to makie sure they did not shift, that's ok for piece of mind.
The bearing should not have moved at all on a stock wheel. Did you change the brake rotors too? Check to see if they are properly seated on the wheel.
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I dont know about the 08 but on the 07 the cone spacer are specific there one thats slightly wider than the other dont remember which one..
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The stock wheel pacers are the same width. I doubled checked the instructions and it shows both replacement spacer cones are the same. I am going to assume that its the way the bearings are set in the wheel.
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