Wheel bearing or...? (1600 miles from home) (1 Viewer)

[EngEngr]

Hey mud,

1600 miles into a 3500 mile road trip and I think we spun a wheel bearing. Cold morning in Yellowstone and in an instant a chugging/wub wub wub came from front driver wheel. Became a higher frequency at highway speed.

However, no steering shake and 6/12 wiggle was fine.

Pulled the hub and repacked the bearing and noticed uneven scoring on the spindle. Noise is still there. Also pumped the knuckle cavity with more moly through the access port thinking maybe birf issue. Still noisey.

Anything else I'm missing? Spindle swap and a fresh bearing?

Northern lights over old faithful for fun

 

[baldilocks]

It could possibly be an issue with the bushing/bearing inside the spindle that the outer stub shaft centers in. If you have it all back together now, you could pull the front drive shaft and both drive flanges to keep from turning the front axles as a way to verify this.

 

[secretasiansam]

Plenty of cruiser heads just north of ynp in bozeman. Reach out if you need a hand or a space to work.

 

[effjay80]

Not qualified to help but epic aurora pic! Good luck safe travels.

 

[BILT4ME]

Hey mud,

1600 miles into a 3500 mile road trip and I think we spun a wheel bearing. Cold morning in Yellowstone and in an instant a chugging/wub wub wub came from front driver wheel. Became a higher frequency at highway speed.

However, no steering shake and 6/12 wiggle was fine.

Pulled the hub and repacked the bearing and noticed uneven scoring on the spindle. Noise is still there. Also pumped the knuckle cavity with more moly through the access port thinking maybe birf issue. Still noisey.

Anything else I'm missing? Spindle swap and a fresh bearing?

Northern lights over old faithful for fun

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I think @baldilocks is calling it correctly.

Spindle bushing inside the knuckle cavity. If it wasn't actually greased, filling the birf cavity doesn't always fix it since it must be pushed in there.

There is a tool that can be screwed over the end of the spindle and grease it from the outside, but I don't recall who makes it.

Have to pull off the spindle at this point.

What did the inside of the races look like when you pulled the bearings?

 

[cruiserdan]

Dry spindle bushing.

 

[EngEngr]

Thanks

 

[baldilocks]

Toast! Do you have a line on a replacement part along you planned route?

 

[cruiserdan]

If the wheel bearing surfaces are scored, replace the spindle. 43401-60081. The new version of the spindle has a needle bearing instead of the bushing.

Cruiser Outfitters should have one in stock.

 

[EngEngr]

Heading to cruiser outfitters Monday

 

[cruiserdan]

Do also replace the wheel bearings and races along with the spindle. The new spindle will be happier for a lot longer.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Cruiser Outfitters should have one in stock.

Dozens

 

[cruiserdan]

Dozens

www.cruiseroverstock.com

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[cruiseroutfit]

www.cruiseroverstock.com

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Hmmmm. I could put the 100+ 3B non fan clutch AISIN water pumps on there. We sell about 2 per year. I'd like to move them in less than 50 years.