Wheel hub assembly

 

Set 'em up Shirley, doubles for the wheel experts.

I do most of my own wrenching on my '98 Heritage (83K mi.).  I'm not
an expert wrench but I more than get by.  One thing I am embarrassed
to say that I have no experience with is wheel hubs.  I usually have
the local indie shop pack my bearings when I get new tires.

Here's the problem.  I bought a used Fat Boy wheel a while back,
intending to put it on for the winter and maybe leave it on, if it
doesn't look too bad.  I disassemble everything and the races and
bearings look good.  The problem is that there is a shim and a space
washer (stepped washer) that I only found on one side of the assembly.
This seems to be confirmed by the service manual and the parts book,
which doesn't list the part as requiring two.  The service manual
shows these items on the brake side of the wheel but in the wheel that
I disassembled, they were on the sprocket side.

Two questions:  Is it correct that these items are only present on one
side (even though the internal machining appears to be identical on
both sides) and does it matter which side they are on?  Thanks.

rnr

 

rnr wrote:

This is a shim as needed situation, shims available in different
thicknesses.

The FSM provides a detailed explanation.

Drink? Surely, thanks.

 

rnr wrote:

  They can be on either side . The purpose of those shims is to alter the
lemgth of the spacer , in order to set the bearing end play - mine has four
or five in there right now  . To check end play , WITH DRY BEARINGS and
using appropriate spacers on the axle , tighten the axle mut to spec . Set a
dial indicator with a magnetic base on the brake disc , with the indicator
tip on the end of the axle . The amount the dial indicator moves when you
push/pull on the end of the axle  is your end play . Check your manual for
the proper EP  number , should also be some illustrations of the set-up .
  You really need to check , who knows who set that wheel up , and it could
be *dead wrong* - and you along with it .   Oh , and don't spin those
bearings while dry , it'll more than likely damage them . A neat trick to
repack is to put the bearing and a couple of tablespoons of grease in a
ziplock - you can squeeze the grease into the bearing and not get it all
over your hands .
--
Snag
"90 FLHTCU "Strider"
'39 WLDD "PopCycle"
BS 132/SENS/DOF

 

wrote:


Thanks, I thought the shims might be used that way.  I have a pack of
several different thicknesses.  Is the same true for that stepped
washer?  I thought I might need one on each side to keep the pressure
on the bearing in the right location to prevent binding.

rnr

 

RNR wrote:

Nope . The stepped washer is just a thick shim , just like the thin ones .
Stack length is the only thing that's critical .

--
Snag
"90 FLHTCU "Strider"
'39 WLDD "PopCycle"
BS 132/SENS/DOF