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Jun 21, 2010 | 09:44 PM

#11

FX4

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Man a bearing fails here and there but 99% of them will outlast the life of the bike...

Jun 21, 2010 | 09:44 PM

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FloridaFLHX

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Nasty rear bearing failure for me at 25K. I'd take a real close look at those bearings. Mine is an '08.

Jun 21, 2010 | 09:47 PM

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FloridaFLHX

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Here's the link to the thread about my bearing failure:

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...g-failure.html

Good luck

Jun 21, 2010 | 10:05 PM

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FX4

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From: Naples FL / Pine TWP PA

Looks like a bad run of bearings or a new line tech installing them.

Jun 21, 2010 | 10:24 PM

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dawg

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BLKBAGGER

A lot of bearing problems on the newer bikes. The MOCO changed bearing supplier.

Bingo! The sealed bearings are SUPPOSED to last quite awhile, but several late model years have not been seeing the mileage they were supposed to.

Jun 21, 2010 | 10:49 PM

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bagman1

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You have IDS? If so Id look at it real close, possible hub/bearing failure in its early stage, even if you dont have IDS.

Jun 21, 2010 | 11:15 PM

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Jackie Paper

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??Clean and Packed??

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Originally Posted by Chuck Guitar

The front bearings on my '91 are still running strong at 139,000 miles, the rear bearings were replaced at 96,000 miles. both were cleaned and repact at every tire change. So now I have to worry about changing bearings like break pads?

Are the 91 bike adjustable or did you just pry out the seal, clean and repack them and tap the seal back in? My 04 are sealed but I have packed sealed bearings by using a small screw drive to carefully pull out the seal but only in a pinch till I got a new ones.

Jun 21, 2010 | 11:48 PM

#18

2KSport

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BLKBAGGER

A lot of bearing problems on the newer bikes. The MOCO changed bearing supplier.

+1 lowest bidder ain't it a bi**h.

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Jun 22, 2010 | 07:02 AM

#19

Chuck Guitar

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Originally Posted by grf000

I was at nearly every tire change. The mechenic would take the bearings out ( not sure how, but I don't think w/a screwdriver). Then would swish them in a sollution. He would then look at them and roll'em around in his hands. Then he would put them in a gun of sorts and sqweeze grease back in and then would reinsert them in the wheel. then he would put a rubber seal over them.He also changed my front fork oil at every tire change ( I know, I know, it doesn't need it that often, but I insisted). The bike does have 139,000 miles on it though.