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Old 09-17-2013 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
Harley has used sealed bearings since 2000, they are not designed to be serviced. If you remove them, they are ruined.

Explain how you are servicing sealed ball bearings.
Exactly, this is what HD parts and service said, sealed bearings cannot/should not be serviced.
 
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Old 09-17-2013 | 09:56 PM
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My conclusion: Poor quality parts do not belong on machines that carry living things.
 
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