hi - bike is 8 months old and just gone in for its 7500 mile service Dealer (p&h) has just called to say rear wheel bearing and steering stem bearings have gone at 7500 miles and bike shouldnt be ridden in case they go completely. Warranty does not supposedly cover bearings so cost will be £285 plus service pissed off!!!!!! does this seem right?
Is there a stipulated amount mileage for the warranty? Replacements should be covered in a warranty claim.
Headstock bearings and wheel bearings gone in 7500 miles? Fackorf......dealer is pulling a fast one or the bike is faulty. Never changed the headstock or wheel bearings on my Guzzi even after 20,000+ miles. Warranty regardless, the bike is not suitable for the purpose it was intended.....Trades Descriptions Act applies. Speak to your local Trading Officer about the situation. AL.
Thats crazy, just changed the steering head bearings on my Triumph Sprint as a precautionary measure for the first time at 35,000 miles. My 998 has 20k on it and they are original.
was told it could be due to bumpy roads/potholes - i commute 70 miles a day - 1/3rd motorway the rest town, and the reverse on the way home. The rear wheel bearing i could maybe swallow but the £285 ON TOP of the big service (valves etc) was a real kick. Ive called another duc dealer who is going to call ducati to see what they say cheers folks
Absolute b*llox I reckon.....just looking to screw you for as much as they can.... ...and....bearings for the headstock, say £34 max, rear wheel bearings £12 max......total parts £45 max. Remove and fit headstock bearings say, 1 hour; rear wheel bearings 30minutes.....so say, 2 hours max total @say £50 per hour. Total job, less than £150. AL.
How do you clean the bike.....pressure washer ? If your not careful to avoid those areas that could be why, just a thought. I do similar commute to you, head bearings twice now after 35,000 still original wheel bearings at 85,000 swing arm ones on the way out
No jet wash, ever. Hand washed with a micro wipe and baby shampoo then a coat of swissol. Sometimes some sdoc 100 for the stubborn stuff.
depends on where you live. I have at least 15 speed bumps to go over each morning, then again each evening. I expect to change head bearings pretty regularly on anything I ride. 7,500 miles is a little low tho and I've never had to change wheel bearings.
as Android hinted at, rain/water ingress can cause standard steering head bearings to fail early as an abrasive mulch starts to replace grease. A brown coloured staining could be the only clue here. Ditto for wheel bearings but rarer.
When I changed the headstock bearings on my SS, I reckoned they had never been touched (the bearing reference suggests that they were OEM)....they did need doing but they weren't in what I would have called dangerous condition...... That was at 26,000 miles approx, nine owners, used and left out in the rain. I have two rear wheels and three fronts.....Assuming one front and one rear are originals with the bike, neither needed new bearings, but didn't appear to have been replaced. Out of the others, one pair are newer and are still OK (came off a 1998 SS with 20K on the clock) and the other front is much older, and they definitely haven't been changed (the bearing sheilds appear to confrim that) but I don't have a clue as to mileage. So, even on 7000 miles or so in appalling conditions, I wouldn't expect both headstock and rear wheel bearings to fail at the same time.....unless of course his daily trip is across a gravel pit. AL.
I wasn't poking.......just think dealers and a few indies are making things up to grab whatever is available, relying on inexperience of the owners......Unfortunately I'm finding this is occuring in almost every field at the moment, including solicitors, builders, estate agents etc etc etc......that's despite some of them being fully aware that the client is not inexperienced and in some cases, more qualified than those supposedly providing the service. AL.
