Harley wheel bearings
#11
It would be interesting (just out of curiosity) to know the Ratio of people that are changing wheel bearings who also decide (if they have a choice) to change the pulley bearings, but I think it's kind of like asking who changes their wheel bearings when they change their tires
The issue isn't with the length of the bolt used for installation, that can be dealt with using your supplied items, the issue can be with using some Tools for removal.
When you receive your tool, I can tell you what to look for and you might have to take a measurement
The issue isn't with the length of the bolt used for installation, that can be dealt with using your supplied items, the issue can be with using some Tools for removal.
When you receive your tool, I can tell you what to look for and you might have to take a measurement
#12
#13
The OTC kit I have is the same. There wasnt proper adaptors to pull or press those bearings in the sprocket. Im sure I could of rigged something with my other pullers and tools...... But, It was easy enough for those to just use my standard press. I cant see it being a big deal to run the sprocket to a local guy and have him press em out and in in 5 minutes.
#14
The OTC kit I have is the same. There wasnt proper adaptors to pull or press those bearings in the sprocket. Im sure I could of rigged something with my other pullers and tools...... But, It was easy enough for the just use my standard press. I cant see it being a big deal to run the sprocket to a local guy and have him press em out and in in 5 minutes.
#16
Yes,I used Georges HD wheel bearing removal tool, and it worked great. The front wheel was pretty easy, no surprises, but when I got to the rear wheel, as I removed one of the wheel hub bearings, I found a lot of metal shavings inside the hub. The bore however looked ok, felt ok to my finger, so I cleaned it out and proceed on.
The belt drive hub has two bearings in it, and I didn't follow the maintenance manual instructions, which cost me a new bearing. Let me explain, I removed the top bearings from the belt drive hub, and then measured the distance the bottom bearing was from the top opening. I then removed the second bearing, So far so good. I installed the first new bearing into the belt hub, and felt it bottom out. I then installed the top bearing to the distance I measured. Then someone pointed out that was wrong, so I removed the brand new top bearing, bought another one, and installed the second bearing until it touched the first bearing., per the manual. Funny thing was, when I measured it a second time, it was exactly where the other one was, so in retrospect, I did not need to remove the first new bearing, but now it is done. I did use an old brake rotor as the manual suggests to spread the load of the pulller. I have only put 100 miles on the bike since I did the bearing, so really need to ride it more when the weather gets nicer.
George's bearing tool, and probably the others as well, come with 3 bearing insertion pilots. I only needed the 25mm pilot. But the bolt is too long when doing the belt drive hub, so you need to stack the two unused insertion pilots to take up the slack on the big bolt. I also used an old brake rotor to spread the load over the sprocket assy.
The belt drive hub has two bearings in it, and I didn't follow the maintenance manual instructions, which cost me a new bearing. Let me explain, I removed the top bearings from the belt drive hub, and then measured the distance the bottom bearing was from the top opening. I then removed the second bearing, So far so good. I installed the first new bearing into the belt hub, and felt it bottom out. I then installed the top bearing to the distance I measured. Then someone pointed out that was wrong, so I removed the brand new top bearing, bought another one, and installed the second bearing until it touched the first bearing., per the manual. Funny thing was, when I measured it a second time, it was exactly where the other one was, so in retrospect, I did not need to remove the first new bearing, but now it is done. I did use an old brake rotor as the manual suggests to spread the load of the pulller. I have only put 100 miles on the bike since I did the bearing, so really need to ride it more when the weather gets nicer.
George's bearing tool, and probably the others as well, come with 3 bearing insertion pilots. I only needed the 25mm pilot. But the bolt is too long when doing the belt drive hub, so you need to stack the two unused insertion pilots to take up the slack on the big bolt. I also used an old brake rotor to spread the load over the sprocket assy.
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LQQK_OUT (02-20-2019)
#18
It would be interesting (just out of curiosity) to know the Ratio of people that are changing wheel bearings who also decide (if they have a choice) to change the pulley bearings, but I think it's kind of like asking who changes their wheel bearings when they change their tires
The issue isn't with the length of the bolt used for installation, that can be dealt with using your supplied items, the issue can be with using some Tools for removal.
When you receive your tool, I can tell you what to look for and you might have to take a measurement
The issue isn't with the length of the bolt used for installation, that can be dealt with using your supplied items, the issue can be with using some Tools for removal.
When you receive your tool, I can tell you what to look for and you might have to take a measurement
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