I know a lot of questions have been asked about front wheel spacers. I did do a search and didn't find the answer I was looking for.
I'm replacing the stock 19" mag wheel on my 1998 Sportster with a 21" laced wheel that came from Paughco. Here's the wheel I'm putting on.
The stock wheel had a small spacer on the right, and a larger one on the left (brake caliper side). There is no speedo on the wheel.
The new wheel came with very narrow spacers already fitted in the hub, but they were not going to align the wheel with the brake caliper. I pulled them out and discovered that unlike the stock spacers which are just plain tubes, these ones have a little flange around the bottom (side nearest the hub) and there was a spring around the inside of the dust seal. That explains why they were so tough to pry out.
I've attached a picture of what came out of the new wheel:
The seals looked fine, so I popped in the spacers from the stock wheel, and everything lined up perfect and the wheel spins and everything seems fine. Buuuuuuut, I'm nervous about the bearings/dust seals.
Do you guys think it's safeto run it like this or should I replace the bearings and/or seals with ones that are more compatible with the stock spacers (IE: not designed to use with the flanged spacers and springs on the seals which I pulled out)?
I'm replacing the stock 19" mag wheel on my 1998 Sportster with a 21" laced wheel that came from Paughco. Here's the wheel I'm putting on.
The stock wheel had a small spacer on the right, and a larger one on the left (brake caliper side). There is no speedo on the wheel.
The new wheel came with very narrow spacers already fitted in the hub, but they were not going to align the wheel with the brake caliper. I pulled them out and discovered that unlike the stock spacers which are just plain tubes, these ones have a little flange around the bottom (side nearest the hub) and there was a spring around the inside of the dust seal. That explains why they were so tough to pry out.
I've attached a picture of what came out of the new wheel:
The seals looked fine, so I popped in the spacers from the stock wheel, and everything lined up perfect and the wheel spins and everything seems fine. Buuuuuuut, I'm nervous about the bearings/dust seals.
Do you guys think it's safeto run it like this or should I replace the bearings and/or seals with ones that are more compatible with the stock spacers (IE: not designed to use with the flanged spacers and springs on the seals which I pulled out)?
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