i am putting my front end together, it is the american suspension dragon slayer. there is allot of play between the bearings and the axle housing. should i use or do they make spacers for the front axle, or am i on the wrong track completely? what should i do?
dude call american suspension tell them your problem they should have the spacers that you need.
if you need a whole new trans. that could cost up to 1000 dollars.
I am having a hard time figuring out what you mean by between the bearing and the axle housing? Do you mean, when you slip the axle through the fork, there is excessive play between the axle and the holes in the forks that the axle slides through? Or between the wheel bearings and the forks? What is the diameter of your axle and inside diameter of your wheel bearings and the inside diamter of the axle holes in the forks? What is the year, make and model of your bike? and What year range is the front end you have? Is your front end a wide-glide or narrow-glide style and what is the wheel for, wide or narrow glide? Also.if you are changing front-ends.do you have a FACTORY service manual to show you the proper way to set the steering neck bearing tension (fall-away)? And if the neck bearings (and wheel bearings-tapered wheel bearings MUST have end-play double checked before installation) are tapered roller type bearings, use LUCAS RED TACKY GREASE.this is the best grease on the market for this purpose, it will not melt and run out like almost all other types of grease, it take over 400 degrees to make Lucas run drip. If you could take some pics of what you are trying to describe and email them to me, it would help alot. You can email me through my profile here and I will reply with my regular address.
