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Has anyone who has pulled their axles noticed gouge marks in the tone ring housing? Exact same on both sides.View attachment 110185 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.
Cheap bearing retainer plate allowing too much end play of axle
These are the fix
https://www.dkcustomproducts.com/ax...for-harley-davidson-tri-glide-freewheeler.htm
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.
That is funny, sounds like they don't know how to
I would bet they DO have a press
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 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 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…!
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.
Has anyone who has pulled their axles noticed gouge marks in the tone ring housing? Exact same on both sides.View attachment 110185 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.
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.
I did the same although they looked pretty good, I packed the shit out of 'em.
Cheap bearing retainer plate allowing too much end play of axle
These are the fix
https://www.dkcustomproducts.com/ax...for-harley-davidson-tri-glide-freewheeler.htm
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.
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