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Mookie
Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 08:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

ok. I have had my bike for a month now and put almost 3000 miles on it. I was on the way home from work today getting off the freeway and noticed the backend felt shaky. I pulled over to take a look and found that the rear bearings were blown out. I was wondering what may cause this and i have seen discussion about this before that i would like to hear input about.

charles.
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Dynarider
Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 09:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Its obviously rider abuse, there is absolutely nothing wrong with those bearings from a safety aspect. Ay least thats what I read on Badweb.

Seriously now...did you have the bearing recall done? You should have orange seals now? If not, its possible that a hi pressure hose from a car wash type deal could blow the grease out & screw up the bearings.
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Dmuz
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 12:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

To Dyna's point, look at the seal (or what's left of it). Is it orange? If not, they didn't replace your bearings which was a factory recall.
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Darthane
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 06:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It was not a factory recall. It was a 'performance upgrade'.

In any event, if they are not orange, take the bike in and they should replace the bearings for you for free.

Bryan
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Mookie
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 08:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

well I guess I have a couple of questions.

1. if it is rider abuse, what may cause it? I'm a new rider and I would need to stop that.


2. no it doesnt have the orange seals. I thought i saw a discussion about this before but i didnt know if it was a recall or not.
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Smadd
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 09:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

1. Dyna was kidding... it wasn't rider abuse. Gotta get to know him!

2. Some XB's were shipped with bearings subject to early failure. The dealer should replace them for free. Here's the link to the official service bulletin your dealer should have.

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/bulletins/
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Smadd
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 09:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Whoops... didn't give you the whole link. Sorry. Here it is:

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/bulletins/B-051_XB9_Wheel_Bearings.pdf
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Mikej
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 09:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

We need one of these except with a banner that says SarcasmAlert.
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Dblhaulxb9s
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 09:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I never take anything Dyna says as real (just kidding dyna). Hey, I am about to change tire AGAIN (I am going through these things like water) and I was wondering how hard it is to re grease the bearings. I had the orange ones put in at about 1500 miles and now I have 8700 miles on the bike. I know that the orange ones are supposed to hold grease better and all that but I am paranoid about maintenance on my bike. Anyway, anybody done it, what grease did you use, did you need any special tools (other than grease gun), do you have to remove the bearings? Anyway, thanks for the help.

Morgan
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Hippo888
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 10:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I believe that HD has moved to sealed bearings on all their bikes. There is no way to grease sealed bearings. They are sealed and good for tens-of-thousands of miles (depending on manufacturer).
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Dynarider
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 11:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It was not a factory recall. It was a 'performance upgrade'


That was the official factory line anyways. I still contend it should have been a safety recall, but whatever.


On my Dyna I just have the plain old boring non sealed work forever bearings. Grease em up everytime I get new tires & no issues at all.
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Court
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 12:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

>>>That was the official factory line anyways. I still contend it should have been a safety recall, but whatever.

Let's qualify that your opinion is YOUR OPINION and is formed absent ANY SPECIFIC research, knowledge or fluency in the criteria that serve as the basis for a recall.

My opinion, which I'll qualify by saying that I come to this intellectual duel no better armed than you, is that the service life was just not up to snuff and that the moment they found something that did not require bearings to be changed at the same interval as tires, they did a "performance upgrade". Frankly, it was.

My personal opinion is based largely on the basis that I know some of the folks who make the "recall - no recall" decision and they, almost to a fault, err on the side of caution ala the Canadian Ministry of Transport action for 14 directional signal flashers.

At least, that's MY line.......:)

Court
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