| Author | Message | ||
     Karlsbad |
I am getting ready to replace wheel bearings on 08 Uly any suggestions out there as to a better upgrade than stock. Brand and PN would be awesome Cheers | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
http://www.precisionbearings.net/ And SKF are also good bearings For front nr:SKF6005-2RSH Rear nr:SKF6006-2RS1 http://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/webshop/artikelen/3F 4A91D5-014F-4439-950C-A1451CF545CC.jpg (Message edited by brother in buells on November 30, 2010) | ||
| Iman501 |
are those the same for all XB's brothers_in_buells? | ||
| Speedfreaks101 |
Go with the best bearing you can get. Our hubs can only sustain so many bearing changes. If I could get Nachi bearings that would be my preference (I see them as the best). If not then any big name American, France, Japan or German made bearing. | ||
| Tick |
my bud has like 50000miles on his i would wait | ||
| Fast1075 |
I suspect a lot of "bearing failures" are not from "bad" bearings...I suspect (especially on wheels with multiple failures) it is from over torquing the axle...if you crush the bearing spacer, it will side load the bearings and fail them. This is aside from failures caused from leaving the bike in the wet and pressure washing it, or hammering the new bearings in with a BFH. | ||
| Greg_e |
Boca Bearings ceramics are probably one of the best. They have several different configurations from Stainless to full ceramic depending on the cash you want to drop. | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
To Iman501, Yes they are the same for all XB,s The SKF6005-2RSH is for the XB front wheel http://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/webshop/artikelen/E3 5982B2-05A6-4A6A-B720-6947B9F6C248.jpg and SKF6006-2RS1 is for the XB rear wheel http://www.twinmotorcycles.nl/webshop/artikelen/3F 4A91D5-014F-4439-950C-A1451CF545CC.jpg | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
Timken bearings are also very good!(for jeeps  ) but they are a little more expensive. and i don,t know the number or if they are available for the buell wheels!? | ||
| Greg_e |
Timken will be hard since they are a roller bearing not a ball bearing, these bearing are not wide enough to really be a good Timken. Timken also used to be know more widely as "tapered Timken roller bearing" but I see a few other designs on the official Timken site. The tapered roller design is actually much better for this type of use since it takes into account side loads that the ball bearing have a harder time dealing with. | ||
| Tick |
ceramics may be good for race but they are not d.o.t i have talked to Boca Bearings they do not recommend the full ceramic or the hybrids for street( race only )means that after the race weekend is over you need to inspect and replace i would not mine as much going down on a track on the street you can hit some one or a truck or go of a cliff and so on tracks are made for crashes | ||
| Jbolt |
Failure from over torquing the axle....... The last time I removed my wheels, the rear axle was a lot tighter than I remember putting it on. Is it possible for the axle to tighten itself under hard acceleration? Is the 40-45 ft-lbs on the pinch bolt enough to hold the axle? | ||
| Delta_one |
man the last time I talked to them they were really pushing for me to get the hybrid bearings for street use along with their "baked on lubricant" (UDL) they told me that these would be lifetime bearings on the street  should I just save the money and go stainless with the UDL? would these be one of those rare occasions where saving money is not only the better option but the correct option? | ||
| Tick |
if is d.o.t then run it on the street but i always would ask | ||
| Greg_e |
Oddly, DOT doesn't regulate the bearings or brakes. Mirrors, lights, tires are DOT. Maybe under the complete package the other items need to be approved but none of them require a DOT stamp. | ||
| Tick |
I think you might be right on that. I remember a talk i had with some one about that and it is a mighty big penny to get that d.o.t for a product . |
