Next time you have your bags off take a look at your hub bearings, my 08 street glide developed a ginding sound today on the way home from work pucker factor was way up as I slowly made my way home about 10 miles. Here's a picture of what I found when I removed the saddelbags to take a look. Pretty hard to see but some of the ball bearings are actually missing.
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Rear hub bearing failure
- Thread starter lloicles
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chadol4962
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i had one fail on my 04,not as bad as yours.it was just real noisy.
The Jabbawock
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My other bike is a Buell Ulysses. Somedays it seems like every other post on the Buell forum is about bearings. Last year Buell went to a different supplier on both the front and rear bearings. This year Buell changed the rear wheel. They added a third bearing, extra seals and increased the bearing size.
The four theories talked about the most before Buell made the last change were:
1. Chinese bearings = poor quality
2. Over torque when wheel was installed by owner or dealer
3. Owner washed the bike with a pressure washer or did many water crossings.
4. Drive belt too tight.
Do you guys think that any of these theories might apply here?
The four theories talked about the most before Buell made the last change were:
1. Chinese bearings = poor quality
2. Over torque when wheel was installed by owner or dealer
3. Owner washed the bike with a pressure washer or did many water crossings.
4. Drive belt too tight.
Do you guys think that any of these theories might apply here?
08 Ultra with about 10,000 miles, I found the grease used for the sealed bearing on the inside of the saddle bag, the bearing looked just like yours. I read the fine print on the extended warantee and the IDS (Isolastic Drive System) is (NOT) covered..21000 now and I hope it never goes out again, $300+ for the complete sproket and bearing...
I'm the other bearing failure,
1. bike is an 09 wheels have never been off
2. do not own a pressure washer and
3. no belt on the front wheel
Bike has almost 11k miles on it, Chinese bearings = poor quality is the only one that possibly works.
http://hdforums.com/forum/touring-models/392335-check-your-front-wheel-bearings-for-grease-marks.html
1. bike is an 09 wheels have never been off
2. do not own a pressure washer and
3. no belt on the front wheel
Bike has almost 11k miles on it, Chinese bearings = poor quality is the only one that possibly works.
http://hdforums.com/forum/touring-models/392335-check-your-front-wheel-bearings-for-grease-marks.html
Vincent The Valentine
New member
wow i thought i was the only one this ever happened to. now i dont feel so lonely. i lost a rear bearing this summer, but it was due to a undersized crush spacer. the bike starts to act really funny at 80mph when all the balls end up on one side of the races.