I feel like this spec gets overlooked a lot. When people change bearings or clean bearings or whatever, its important to check the end play to ensure that the bearings have enough clearance to operate.
Good video. No nonsense, just the right amount of dialogue. I did mine by 'feel' about 90K miles ago and still working fine, guess I got lucky. I'm a bit pickier about stuff like that now. IIRC, I just moved the spacer from the inside of the bearing to the outside to keep up with the spacers. I really like the idea of setting the endplay on the bench.
Thanks for the vid! Just did this job on my '88 Softail using that same page in the manual it looks like Those end play specs are for a greased wheel torqued up on the bike. Not sure how much the grease would affect the reading, but thats the way I did it. I had 9 thou end play.
Sorry if you addressed this question. Is it better to match the shims on both sides? Or is it ok to just add the shims or shims on one side? Other than that great vid as usual. Keep up the great work.
Usually just one side, I suppose if you had 2 of the stepped shims and the measurements checked good, you could put them on both sides. As long as end play is good and the bearing cages aren’t in a bind, it’s good to go.
Why do you figure end play in middle not end? You add spacer it moves bearing away from race then it no longer sits on race properly. From outside of one bearing to outside of other bearing is a matched factor end play is outside not inside matched factor other wise why do you buy matching bearing - race. Are my machine omg skills not correct?
When removing/reinstalling the bearings, do they have to go back on their original races? Where do you get those thin shims? I looked on the Amazon and didn't see any. '99 Fatboy, FYI.
Just a quick question I picked up a sportster a while ago and it had shims and the step-up washer on both sides I am pretty sure this came from factory this way.That being said When I go back to putting it together should I only worry about shimming the 1 side if needed The bike is a 1996 hugger Thanks Ps I am 99.9% sure it had never been pulled apart before.bike had original tires and less than 5500 miles on it
