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Steveford
Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2017 - 07:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Anyone have the dimensions for these? It's time to replace mine and I didn't see them listed here:
http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/723134.html?1380802845
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Mark_weiss
Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2017 - 08:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

They are not standard bearings. The inner race has a built-in spacer.
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Steveford
Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2017 - 05:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks, looks like I give money to Harlee after all.
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Teeps
Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2017 - 11:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Replaced my Ulysses' steering stem bearings with an alls balls kit off ebay.
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Mark_weiss
Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2017 - 12:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hmmm. I had never come across a bearing of that style.My local bearing supplier looked at the old bearing and said, "nope". It is good to know that there is another source.
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Tootal
Posted on Friday, April 07, 2017 - 11:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The bearings are called "angular contact" bearings and are quite common in industry. We used them in 5 stage hot water pumps. When you put them "back to back" they make a great controller of axial loads or thrust loads. This is how they work in your goose neck. They go in facing each other or in opposite directions. They are designed for the torque specs given. They are good bearings I just think that they should have been retorqued after initial break in. Also rust around the seal area caused seal wear and leakage. Since I replaced mine, and I lubed all surfaces to keep them from rusting, I haven't had anymore problems and I have more miles on the new ones than I did on the originals.
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Ourdee
Posted on Friday, April 07, 2017 - 07:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Smear them with anti-seaze at installation.
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