Here's a picture of one I helped with for a friend ( Iron Worker ) who fell from a third story rig and was paralyzed from the waist down. The wheelchair goes on the back, his feet stay on the boards using a kind of "ski boot" lock and with a little help from us we manage to get down the road. Getting in and out of a bar can be a chore.
No, and I don't think I'm going to mess with them.
Originally Posted by soft 02
I popped the seals off mine and replaced the clear crap with some high tech grease I have.
I really recommend messing with them, could save you grief later. I've also run across that clear crap, many times. I always replace it with good stuff. I never replace a sealed bearing (with plastic seals, can't do it well with metal, which I haven't seen on Harleys) without popping a seal off, easy to do, never messed one up. I changed thousands of bearings on aircraft, and as particular as you'd think aircraft parts would be handled, I actually found a few with - no grease at all. Don't trust the manufacturer, especially when it's from China. AllBalls are made in China, but the quality seems as good as you'll get from there. Double seals, Chevron grease (the green stuff). I put them on my 883 because I couldn't find anything else that would fit the 3/4 axle, metric wheel bore weirdness it had. Had the wheel off 3 or 4 years later, checked and the bearings still looked like new, as they should have.
My 1200 needed a new front wheel a few years ago, came with bearings installed. They had the clear stuff and plastic ball cages. I threw them away, unused, Got AllBalls for that one, too, same odd size and figured AllBalls couldn't be worse than Harley's Chinese bearings; at least AllBalls are real sturdy looking, heavy metal ball cages.
Stan, some place closer to you for a get together maybe work better?
Al
Hey there Al W,
No man - I've been trying to make that work all week and I've got too many irons in the fire, especially related to aging parents living on their own yet (barely) and some grandkid issues. Also leaving for another show Monday.
Ya'll got to show Russ a rip-roaring time in my absence.
Man - sucks that I can't do it...........
03-03-2017, 09:59 AM
