When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Has anyone tried to "sneak" a little grease into the sealed bearings?
I have seen a grease gun extension that looks like a football needle, for example...
I believe Granger carries them for special applications.
All the time! the outer dust cover can be removed and the bearings can be repacked.
Knackered
1. Exhausted
2. Sexually spent
3. Reprimanded
4. Broken / malfunctional
1. I was knackered when I got in from work.
2. After my seventh ejaculation I was well and truly knackered.
3. The teacher caught us smoking and now we're going to get really knackered.
4. I tried to fix my dad's PC but now it's more knackered than ever.
All the time! the outer dust cover can be removed and the bearings can be repacked.
Great to know! I have heard of folks finding their bad bearings very dry, with no sign of any grease, ever. Wouldn't surprise me.
This is one route I had thought about going, with good high temp syn bearing grease with good tack... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plews-05-037...532b2e&vxp=mtr
my 09 classic has 57k on stock rear bearings and still feel smooth. i carefully took a dentist pick and pried off one of the seals, took a needle grease tip the one that looks like a regular needle, pushed it down between each bearing , squeezed untill grease came up to the top, replaced seal. done this at around 20k and still perfect. factory only puts in enough to say its greased.
My 06' E-Glides are still running smooth at 70K. I have never pressure washed them or my scoot, and feel that is suspect on pushing water past the front seals. IMHO
my 09 classic has 57k on stock rear bearings and still feel smooth. i carefully took a dentist pick and pried off one of the seals, took a needle grease tip the one that looks like a regular needle, pushed it down between each bearing , squeezed untill grease came up to the top, replaced seal. done this at around 20k and still perfect. factory only puts in enough to say its greased.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.