Has anyone who has pulled their axles noticed gouge marks in the tone ring housing? Exact same on both sides. You can also see the rust at the top of the bearing race. Passenger side came right out while left side needed a slide hammer.
Has anyone who has pulled their axles noticed gouge marks in the tone ring housing? Exact same on both sides. You can also see the rust at the top of the bearing race. Passenger side came right out while left side needed a slide hammer.
2019 TriGlide, Twisted Cherry. Khrome Werks 2+2 bars, Eagle Lights front and rear
DK foot board extensions, rear bearing retainer plates, tourpack relocation kit and oil filter relocation kit
with cooler, powder coate tod wheels, Progressive 444 shocks,. More
Cheap bearing retainer plate allowing too much end play of axle
These are the fix
https://www.dkcustomproducts.com/axl...reewheeler.htm
Nuff Said," Were Burnin Daylight, Lets Ride"(Sober 37 years)
Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL
I have had the DK retainer plates for a couple months and I'm just getting around to installing them now. One of the local dealers here wouldn't even touch it if I brought the axles in. They said they didn't have the equipment to do it? I said so I have a Harley-Davidson product that you won't work on very interesting. Asheboro machine shop said no problem bring them down dropped them off yesterday should pick them up today.
2019 TriGlide, Twisted Cherry. Khrome Werks 2+2 bars, Eagle Lights front and rear
DK foot board extensions, rear bearing retainer plates, tourpack relocation kit and oil filter relocation kit
with cooler, powder coate tod wheels, Progressive 444 shocks,. More
mine had marks at 10k already. Had the DK retainers installed. Much beefier plate & also O ring gasket designed into the plate. GOOD Quality stuff
2020 TriGlide Tahitian Teal aka (Hawaiian Hussy). Avon frt & Comfortred rear tires. ProAction frt & rear susp. RZ seat. DK floorboard extension & rear axle retainer kit with EBS, HD pull -back bars. Custom Dynamics front turn signals & Vent grill. All ,HD "Edge Cut " accessories.
2019 TriGlide, Twisted Cherry. Khrome Werks 2+2 bars, Eagle Lights front and rear
DK foot board extensions, rear bearing retainer plates, tourpack relocation kit and oil filter relocation kit
with cooler, powder coate tod wheels, Progressive 444 shocks,. More
Gentlemen, thank you for your input.
2019 TriGlide, Twisted Cherry. Khrome Werks 2+2 bars, Eagle Lights front and rear
DK foot board extensions, rear bearing retainer plates, tourpack relocation kit and oil filter relocation kit
with cooler, powder coate tod wheels, Progressive 444 shocks,. More
Sometimes dealers don’t wanna work on stuff that they didn’t sell I don’t want to end up owning it if something breaks.. Bring a pair of old eyeglasses in to an optometrist and ask them if they can put new lenses in and see what they tell you….
I had my own one-man business (shop ) and I can’t tell you how many times I help somebody out they come back six months later and said you worked on this last and now there’s something wrong with it ..And now it’s my headache…!
Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar.....
2019 Tri-Glide.......
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I ran an independent shop for 15 years before I got into the Department of Corrections. Just one example I did a tune-up for a guy on his bike I don't remember the bike ( this was back in the late '70s when you actually did real tune-ups points plugs, valves, oil) 3 months later he comes back in bitching and moaning his shifter shaft seal is leaking and I was the last one to work on it. We had words and he left.
2019 TriGlide, Twisted Cherry. Khrome Werks 2+2 bars, Eagle Lights front and rear
DK foot board extensions, rear bearing retainer plates, tourpack relocation kit and oil filter relocation kit
with cooler, powder coate tod wheels, Progressive 444 shocks,. More
I've never had a dealer refused to work on my bike even if I didn't buy it there. If it's something under warranty any Harley dealer has to work on it. Of course this isn't warranty work but I was just taken back when they refused to work on it. Two other dealers I go to local said sure bring it in we'll do it.
2019 TriGlide, Twisted Cherry. Khrome Werks 2+2 bars, Eagle Lights front and rear
DK foot board extensions, rear bearing retainer plates, tourpack relocation kit and oil filter relocation kit
with cooler, powder coate tod wheels, Progressive 444 shocks,. More
When I replaced my axle bearing retainers mine looked the same. Also I took the sound advice from jack Klarich and removed the seals on the bearings very carefully and hand packed the bearings with grease. I was shocked to see how little grease was in them from the factory.
2019 TriGlide, Twisted Cherry. Khrome Werks 2+2 bars, Eagle Lights front and rear
DK foot board extensions, rear bearing retainer plates, tourpack relocation kit and oil filter relocation kit
with cooler, powder coate tod wheels, Progressive 444 shocks,. More
Nuff Said," Were Burnin Daylight, Lets Ride"(Sober 37 years)
Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL
I understand what you're saying Jack. What I don't understand is how the retaining plate has control of the end play of the axle. The hole in the retaining plate is a lot larger than the actual diameter of the axle, if it's not a tight fit around the axle how does it control the movement? I must be missing something.
2019 TriGlide, Twisted Cherry. Khrome Werks 2+2 bars, Eagle Lights front and rear
DK foot board extensions, rear bearing retainer plates, tourpack relocation kit and oil filter relocation kit
with cooler, powder coate tod wheels, Progressive 444 shocks,. More
The retainer plates are stamped steel and flex a lot, especially during hard cornering
This causes the plates to distort some, thus not holding enough pressure to keep the axles from even slight movement, this will give the score marks inside the axle housing
This is not new, we saw many cars and trucks with the very same stamped bearing retainers, mid 70s saw quite a few Ford trucks with sheared axles from what I believe
to be cause and effect of the retainers
Nuff Said," Were Burnin Daylight, Lets Ride"(Sober 37 years)
Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL
Jack, I believed every word you said. Your advice hasn't let me down yet. But I saw it with my own eyes. Sometimes that's what it takes with me. I took the retainer plates off and laid them on a surface plate. They were both warped. The worst one I could slide a 20 thou feeler gauge under one end between the surface plate and the retainer plate. It's not much, but there it is, both of them were warped. It's hard to believe that that little amount of warpage caused the problem I found. But it did. Thanks for your input