2008 Night Train with 9.4k mies and front wheel bearings trash
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2008 Night Train with 9.4k mies and front wheel bearings trash
I could hear noise from my front wheel and when manoeuvring at parking lot speed I could feel a pretty bad grinding/vibration, more noticeable with the bars turned sharp right.
I bought new tires, bearings and bearing tool, and got the wheels off and changed the bearings today ready to take the wheels to Cycle Gear tomorrow morning for tire change and balancing.
The front wheel bearings had discharged loads of grease and the rubber seals were loose - the right side bearing feels really rough, which I was not expecting with mileage as low as 9.4k
I have read a number of reports that HD have been using very poor quality cheap bearings, or had a bad batch - must of been one helluva large batch - wonder if they are still using cr@p bearings from this bad batch?
The rear bearings had discharge a little grease but felt smooth - they are the same type and size so of course they were also changed.
The bearings tool cost $88 and worked great - I used All ***** bearings, which appear to be much better than OEM cr@p with fairly good reviews.
I bought new tires, bearings and bearing tool, and got the wheels off and changed the bearings today ready to take the wheels to Cycle Gear tomorrow morning for tire change and balancing.
The front wheel bearings had discharged loads of grease and the rubber seals were loose - the right side bearing feels really rough, which I was not expecting with mileage as low as 9.4k
I have read a number of reports that HD have been using very poor quality cheap bearings, or had a bad batch - must of been one helluva large batch - wonder if they are still using cr@p bearings from this bad batch?
The rear bearings had discharge a little grease but felt smooth - they are the same type and size so of course they were also changed.
The bearings tool cost $88 and worked great - I used All ***** bearings, which appear to be much better than OEM cr@p with fairly good reviews.
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In a way I was hoping that it was merely the ultra cheap Chinese bearings HD decided to use, because that way I could expect that my new good quality bearings that I've just installed to be a long term fix.
I have had many bikes in my time, and none of them ever needed wheel bearing replacement.
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