Anyone have a problem? Replaced on my '10 UC, bad at 9,000.

 

my 09 had the fr.bearings replaced at 9,000 miles also

 

Found mine are bad also, to be replaced tomorrow at my dealer.
25,000 miles.
Cant believe that people are having bearing problems with as low a mileage as they are.

 

When you go to the dealer and they have the front wheel off the bike, have them shake it and see if they hear anything moving around inside the hub area. I was getting my front tire replaced under warranty and when they shook the wheel, they heard something moving around. Turns out there was sand left inside the hub area from when they machined the cast wheel. Sand + Bearings= Failure...

 

I can assure everyone DO NOT TRUST bearing longevity just because they are sealed bearings! I had my tires replaced at 16k miles. My tire guy (not the H-D dealer) had the insight to check for bearing noise or drag while he was balancing the wheel/tire. I never heard any noise coming from the front wheel, but he told me about a dragging in my ABS bearing and that I may think about replacing it. I took to wheel home and installed the wheel without the brake calipers in order to have no induced noise from them. I spun the wheel and there it was! The bearing was noisy as hell without the calipers. I have a friend that has the high dollar bearing removal/installation tool, so I replaced both front wheel bearings.

This proactive procedure my tire guy, Indian Mike, saved me an untold amount of time, grief, and money, since we're doing a 6,000 mile road trip next month.

CHECK YOUR BEARINGS REGULARLY FOLKS!!

Donated

 

I changed all four bearings at 41,000 miles during a tire change. They felt good but for 56 bucks I feel better. Bought them at a bearing house in Ontario.

 

Just had mine replaced under warrantee. 2010 Limited with 23,000 miles.

 

Had mine replaced last week. Two days before the warranty ended. It is a '09 Street Glide. The bearings were so loud I could hear them over the radio. Dealer said they were rusty and had no grease in them. Much quieter now.

 

The only place they could be rusty is a small area behind the bearings that moisture cannot escape. If the they had the proper amount of anti-seize on them and the axle, they couldn't develop rust there either. As far as the the bearings not having any grease... they're sealed bearings, so how could this happen? Seems like they're trying to hide the fact H-D may have a design problem along with crappy bearings!

It's good you fixed them under warranty. Mine was just out of warranty 4/5.

Ronster

 

Back in the day, I bought a brand new Mustang GT which had no grease fittings in the front end (sealed system). A mechanic buddy recommended installing grease fittings. Having done that in the first week of ownership, we were both stunned by just how much grease this new front end took!