Maintenance on the indian

[Marcel]

Doing some maintenance on the indian this morning, we're doing a day ride Friday..700km roughly...belt tension , the works..just one more thing to do..clutch lever inspection and lube..

Notice and awful slop in the rear suspension...coming from the famous suspension pin...needle bearing are fine...pin is loose in the frame section...been hearing the odd cluck at time in the rear...Ill check with the dealer what they say...imagine they will say its normal...I know they allow a tolerance...

Arrow motocycles from the land down under has a fix...has a wedge style pin...and it looks like it does the trick...

 

[Marcel]

Removing the tire this morning....rear pulley bearing is kinda rough...checked on the part website...looks like its not serviceable...comes with the pulley...I can read the # off the bearing and could find one at the bearing shop...had a go trying to remove it...with a Harley wheel bearing Remover..doesn't really fitt...Jerry rigged something together....but stopped before damaging anything...thinking of pulling off the seal and re-pack with grease...but with that sturgis ride ...im a little concerned it might fail..

 

[Pedro]

15 minutes ago, Marcel said:

Removing the tire this morning....rear pulley bearing is kinda rough...checked on the part website...looks like its not serviceable...comes with the pulley...I can read the # off the bearing and could find one at the bearing shop...had a go trying to remove it...with a Harley wheel bearing Remover..doesn't really fitt...Jerry rigged something together....but stopped before damaging anything...thinking of pulling off the seal and re-pack with grease...but with that sturgis ride ...im a little concerned it might fail..

 

Master mechanic at work right there!

[Marcel]

43 minutes ago, Pedro said:

Master mechanic at work right there!

Dam right...lol. 

This is one of many reason I hate dealing with dealers...managed to talk to them this morning...have to bring the bike in...they have a look...submit a claim to indian...if approved...order the part and then have it installed...bike is going out of commission for minimum a month...can't I just bring you the pulley and have your tec look at it...Nope...

[Marcel]

50 minutes ago, Pedro said:

Master mechanic at work right there!

Compared to you...lol...most definitely...lol. 

[Marcel]

Fuck it...here's my temporary fix...lol...no looseness or slop in the bearing...managed to inject a good amount of grease all the way through...it will have to hold together until riding season is over....lol...sturgis and all...lol. 

Not to mention that pulley is one thousand dallors of Monopoly money ( Canadian)...if they refuse the claim...they say the bike has reach halfway through the warranty...and they might refuse to warranty it..fuckers...lol. 

 

[Marcel]

And like most bearings....wasn't or  barely any sign of grease in the bearing itself...

[Marcel]

Im old enough to have lived through the old mom and pop dealership....this wouldn't have been a problem...I miss those days...lol. 

[Buckster]

That bearing will seize up on the ride. 

[Marcel]

13 minutes ago, Buckster said:

That bearing will seize up on the ride. 

Want make a bet ?

I'm not worried, I've bench tested it...lol...spun it a few time with a power drill , cleaned out the excess grease before installing the seal...she'll hold together...lol ...anyway it's not a wheel bearing...worse thing that could happen is that it will spit the belt...