Why would they call the brake side the "primary" side on the rear? Please note I am not questioning your info, just trying to understand their use of that term.
No, I get that, but why is the brake side the "most important" "Most basic" or "happening first". Why would they expect a tech to know that based on the side of the wheel? Is it based on a difference on the wheel casting, or just a tradition that was carried over or something?
Btw (you probably already know this), "edits" don't cause notifications to be sent out...I just happened to notice your following edit
It can Matter
Does your installer look like the photo below with the recess and perfectly flat on the other side?
Because the Second bearing installed has NO Stop for the Outer Race, the recesses in the installer allow the Outer Race to be possibly pressed further inward after the Inner Races make contact with the Center Spacer Sleeve. Whereas with a perfectly flat installer surface, the Outer Race has to stop moving exactly when the inner race stops upon contact with the sleeve. So if you flip both installers to the flat side before seating the second bearing, you eliminate the recesses. It can't be over-driven to cause binding.
As you state:
Your being careful and it works, but the other method I describe Won't Allow you over-drive and cause binding. Especially beneficial for a novice.
make sense?
Yeah the tool makers that make the bearing installer screwed up on this.. They'd be better off of the tool was flat.. I cut the part so there wasn't a shoulder but flat.. Made it a lot easier.. Prior to that I'd reverse the tool and use the flat side as soon as the bearing dropped below the rotor/pulley lip. Too much work..
While some like to bash the chinese stuff these bearings are pretty good. Read the reviews, I've used them and they are good. Also found really crappy ones that didn't outlast the tires..
About 7500 miles on my 2015 SGS and the rear bearings are shot. Scared the crap out of me when I heard the first noise, thought i scraped something taking a corner. I put progressive 944 shocks on and I thought it was the shocks at first. Rear wheel was wavey at slow speeds and i thought I needed to adjust the shocks, but then the noises started. No wheel lock up, just parked it and got it to the dealer. Def early failure.
Isn't the purpose of the lip to provide clearance for the seal on the bearing?
The next time you have a harley sealed wheel bearing in your hand, put a straightedge across the bearing bridging the inner and outer races... you'll answer your own question
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Last edited by multihdrdr; 07-18-2018 at 11:05 AM.
The next time you have a sealed bearing your hand, put a straightedge across the bearing bridging the inner and outer races... you'll answer your own question
I agree, the seal doesn't seem to rise above the outer race, but maybe there are seals where this is possible. I actually asked George, from the Harley specialty tool manufacturer George's Garage, and he said it's to provide clearance for the seal on the bearing.
04-09-2016, 12:37 PM
