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danicol12 07-22-2014 12:21 PM

Newer Wheel / Older Bike
 
I've been reading a lot of posts regarding the versatility of ABS bearings and non-ABS bearings. I have a situation that throws an extra twist in there, and would like to know if anybody knows of a solution.

I have an '06 Electra Glide (non-ABS), and I bought and OEM take-off from a newer Harley (2010-2011), and it has ABS bearings in it. I thought I could just take the bearings out of my '06 and put them in the newer rim; but I'm finding out that aside from my bike having a 1" axle and the newer bearings having 25mm bearings, the widths of the bearings are also different. I thought I could just turn down the crush sleeve and be alright, but the bearing pocket in the hub of the wheel is too shallow on the left-hand side.
Please let me know if I've explained this well enough to understand, and please let me know if anyone has any helpful suggestions!

ajayrk 07-23-2014 08:32 AM

For the front axle, turn down the axle to 25mm. That would be reducing the diameter by .016". The rear axle would be a little more complicated because the caliper axle bore would be too large for a 25mm axle. Although .016" may not matter. You could bore out the caliper axle hole large enough to install a bushing to properly fit the axle.

lt1-xjs 07-23-2014 09:17 AM

It's all in the sticky above, I run the 1" bearings and the 1" axle on my 2011 wheel. You'll need 2 new spacers 1 1/2" od x 1" id x .780" wide, use the 25 mm inner spacer and your rotors.

danicol12 07-23-2014 01:55 PM

lt1-xjs, thanks for the information! I'm sorry I didn't see the sticky above. Thanks for the help!!


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