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Oldog
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 01:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had a wheel bearing fail while riding my 1125 this morning the front left bearing let go at about 65 mph I got stopped and called a wrecker no miss hap,

I would rather be lucky than good.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 01:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Did it make the high pitched squeeeee! ?

My X1 did that but luckily, I was going 20 mph near my house when it happened.
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Rick_a
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 01:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had a clutch cable break in heavy traffic yesterday.

Used the quick shifter until I got stuck at a light. A running start and some gymnastics got me going again and I even made it to work on time. The wife brought me a cable stop for a temporary repair after work and it was rideable again in about five minutes.

I've caught wheel bearings failing during tire changes. Never had one go catastrophic on the bike.
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Sifo
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 02:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

When mine went it was just a rhythmic tapping in the front end. Couldn't find anything obviously wrong on the roadside. It eventually failed to the point of knocking out the dust seal and started dropping broken bearing bits out. When I had a rear bearing do the same thing I was close to 100 miles from home. I stopped at a small garage and they helped me out by giving me a can of spray oil with a plastic tube that I could force under the dust seal. That kept it quite and smooth almost until I got it home. It did make it home, but wasn't running smooth and quite anymore. Both showed signs of water intrusion. Now I pull the seals out whenever the wheels come off and wipe out the old grease and pack in some fresh stuff.
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Oldog
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 03:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yeah Nate, was it you who described the failure as a squeal?

it went pop, squeal, pop pop, and then started vibrating,

I suspected that the bearings were failing the tell tail was rust stains on the wheel spokes.
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Buellish
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 03:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had a throttle cable break on my 78 1/2 Super Glide in Tallahassee one day.I used duct tape to attach a pine stick to the end of the cable and hand throttled it all the way back to Georgia.
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Oldog
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 11:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

pulled the wheel earlier, almost no grease present in the failed bearing, the opposite side grease was contaminated and failing

the bike has almost 20 thousand miles on it I hope the next set last longer, Axle is good, spacer is damaged
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Jramsey
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 09:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jim,I've got a XB spacer you can have.
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Oldog
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 01:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey James Hang on to it I have ordered one from Al, with new bearings.

Any suggestions on a non damaging way to remove an outer race from the wheel?
Wire weld the race?

the cage shredded, I pulled the balls and the inner race, one end of the spacer is damaged
I considered reassembling the bearing for pulling the race,

I wish I had the tools to do the job my self, the factory tools can't be found.
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Jramsey
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 01:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yep it will drop right out with a bead around the race.
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Fresnobuell
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 02:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jim, glad everything worked out. Scary having something like this happen at speed. No doubt.
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