Wheel bearings done at 7K
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Harley went to the single row ball bearing'd wheel bearings in '08. They are 15 mm wide. That's when and why Harley went to the 25 mm axle from the 1" axle that had double row bearings (21 mm wide) from 2000 to 2007. $$$$$ ( My 2000 with "double rows" went 100,000 miles and were changed out as Preventative Maintenance...They were still fine.)
And '08 was the first year and also the worst year for the cheap bearing failures. Complaints of not enough grease when assembled were prevalent.
They still use the skinny bearings today but apparently have solved most of the issues in more recent years. ( But I'm not giving up my 2000!)
And '08 was the first year and also the worst year for the cheap bearing failures. Complaints of not enough grease when assembled were prevalent.
They still use the skinny bearings today but apparently have solved most of the issues in more recent years. ( But I'm not giving up my 2000!)
Last edited by Stiggy; 06-08-2013 at 09:26 AM.
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