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Old 04-13-2008 | 08:06 PM
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i dont know what name id call it by but when you've reinstalled it the associated parts that go up against will hold it in place with no play . its more a sleeve than anything and should have no movement once installed. AGAIN thats my belief. ive seen this kinda movement on axle bearing /hub bearing assemblies ive worked on and all went away once everything was tightened down.
 
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Old 04-13-2008 | 08:08 PM
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ORIGINAL: relli

i dont know what name id call it by but when you've reinstalled it the associated parts that go up against will hold it in place with no play . its more a sleeve than anything and should have no movement once installed. AGAIN thats my belief. ive seen this kinda movement on axle bearing /hub bearing assemblies ive worked on and all went away once everything was tightened down.
Yes this statement is true, when its all assembled there will be no play.....I am just a little spooked from the talk of bearing failure and wanted to make sure I did not have a grenade on my hands.
 
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Old 04-13-2008 | 08:33 PM
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ORIGINAL: relli

i dont know what name id call it by but when you've reinstalled it the associated parts that go up against will hold it in place with no play . its more a sleeve than anything and should have no movement once installed. AGAIN thats my belief. ive seen this kinda movement on axle bearing /hub bearing assemblies ive worked on and all went away once everything was tightened down.
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Yes this statement is true, when its all assembled there will be no play.....I am just a little spooked from the talk of bearing failure and wanted to make sure I did not have a grenade on my hands.
I happen to have my 07 apart that I installed ids on (replacing wheels and tires). I installed mine about 8000 miles ago, and it has the same slack, but this will tighten up when installed. My bearing is still good. Don't think you need to worry about the play. Simply hold the two races together and you can see there is no slack. I too have seen this many times in automotive applications.
 
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Old 04-14-2008 | 10:49 PM
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First it is a damn bandaid to a problem HD refuses to correct properly.
Second it is a proprietary unit. This guarantees money for HD as you can only
buy it from them!!!
If you remove it and have subsequent tranny noises ...etc.
Buy a different brand six speed and actually correct the condition.
If it is 08 and under warranty let HD fix it.
 
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Old 09-27-2010 | 09:15 PM
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I have 50,000k on a 2008 FLHX. I have burned up 5, yes five, IDS bearings. About one every 10,000k. Nobody knows WTF is going on with this bearing. All I know is it sucks.
 
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Old 09-28-2010 | 08:24 AM
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I just replaced my original due to failure at 46,000 miles.
 
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Old 09-28-2010 | 08:35 AM
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20k and looks good
 
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Old 09-28-2010 | 08:49 AM
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I keep one in stock myself and just change it out every other tire change
 
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