Check them frequently! I’m looking at a third bike with low (sub20k) miles and shot wheel bearings in a short space of time. Finest Chinese quality no doubt….
Wheel bearings
- Thread starter Doris
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Presumably it's best to have wheels out to check ?
Cheers. I have a big blue so I'll check.
Bearings feel ok although if I did change them myself I would need a bearing puller. I looked on YouTube and presume i would need this ? Plus the front unless Doris you know of other options ?
I don’t recognise the kit. But it appears to have stuff you don’t need? For the rear you need 4 bearings (3 non/abs and 1 abs). 2 for the front ( 1/1)For the cost of postage, you can borrow the right tool for the job from me when you’re ready.
Great thanks. Harley bearings or another make ?
Don’t i need an abs one for the front ?
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I'd say get them in a local bearing suppliers. I tend to use SKF, Koyo, or Timken. Probably get them for less money than the All BAlls ones and likely better quality.
I agree, contact a local supplier. They''ll probably have them on the shelf and you can choose a quality brand. You just need to read the size from your bearings.
You might not need a pullers; if the spacer allows you to catch the inside edge of the bearing with a long screwdriver.
You might not need a pullers; if the spacer allows you to catch the inside edge of the bearing with a long screwdriver.
Err…the ABS sensor bearings?
Sure, you can drift them out….and hammer them in. It’s your bike.
Good selection, quality, price and service, (if you know the numbers/dimensions) https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/
Funny you should say that. About 5 years ago I had an ex demonstrator M8 Heritage Softail with less than 10k miles on it.
I wanted to change from spokes to cast wheels which I did and noticed that the OEM bearings were really “gritty” sounding.
I priced both the Harley and Timken bearings. H-D were prohibitively expensive and bought Timken locally. I like to think I left the bike better than I found it.
Non-ABS?
I’m going to ask again….Do they do the ones with the ABS sensors in?
Timken make abs bearings but not for H-D
So did you use the HD one for the ABS side? I’m curious, because I’d prefer to use a German/Japanese bearing if available.
Brocks Performance do though, but I didn’t know that at the time, still a saving on H-D.
Saying that, in the round, a couple of sets of H-D bearings are not going to break the bank unless they need changing every few years.
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