I looked at front wheel bearing before i removed the axle,noticed i could see bearings,the seal was pulled away from bearing and two little "arms " was sticking out,ypu could see them by just looking at where axle comes out of wheel.

 

I had a humming noise coming from the rear,and the front had a lil chatter while braking

 

My front sounded like a low tire for a day or two. Then I started hearing a slight grinding noise. That's when I tore it down.

 

Can I replace the right side with aftermarket on abs

 

Thanks for the info. I'll definately keep an eye/ear on mine.

 

went to a bearing shop today with harley's wheel bearings for front & back with abs,no luck on abs side,but got a number for non abs side 6205-2rs,$10.00 each

 

08 HD parts Catalog fro Touring Models

9252 is left side w/ encoder ABS
9276 is right side (order 2 if NON ABS)

 

Today I was going home from work and noticed a grinding weird sound coming from the front end. I stopped immediately and noticed that the front right wheel bearing had lost it's sealed and 3-5 ball bearings. I had 3 more miles to go and finally made it home. Aren't sealed bearings supposed to last more than the 15000 miles that I have on my 08 Streetglide????

 

That was a bad era for Harley bearings, as my Buell's all went South as well. There are no substitutes for the ABS bearing, from what I have read, as they are an H-D special. On the other hand the plain bearings are standard industry and probably made by every bearing manufacturer. I get my tyres installed at my local Yamaha dealer and they had bearings for my Buell in stock.

 

Switch to a ceramic wheel bearing.