Replacing rear wheel seal and Brake shaft seal and Rockshaft O ring on YM2000.

clemsonfor · Aug 23, 2016

clemsonfor said:
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You will need a puller to pull the hub off the axle once you take that center bolt and washer off.

The shot of the axle after the 4 bolts and flange were taken off. That white paper stuff is the gaskets that VN refurbished use. It's like a thin paper and some type of glue ot seems like. The paper literally rips apart and it left glued to each surface. Had to knock the flange off with a dead blow. And use a wire wheel to clean it off. It seals well I'll say that.

This job may be a good point to change your hydro oil as you will loose about 2.5 gallons when you open the axle tube. I don't have a ton of hours on mine so I left it in there and just let it drain below the axle tube and chose to replace what I lost with partial buckets I have left from past changes. But if you decide to drain it and clean screen just pull the drain plug and this part won't be as messy.

looking back at these pictures the middle picture in this post you can see the new collar on the shaft. I have not put the seal in yet as I was waiting to get the o ring in the mail at this point, that goes behind the collar between it and the bearing.

California · Aug 25, 2016

Thank you for posting these! Many of us will eventually need to do this project and your thread will be a great resource.

clemsonfor · Aug 25, 2016

Thanks California. I was trying to find a modd, to turn the pics for me. I thought Mossroad was one but he is not. I seriously thought I posted pics a few years ago when I did the other side rear wheel seal, but I cant find it?

If any of you know a mod off hand to PM about righting the pictures feel free too.

Jtullis13 · Aug 28, 2016

Nice job and thanks for the write up Clemsonfor.

clemsonfor · Aug 28, 2016

Jtullis13 said:
Nice job and thanks for the write up Clemsonfor.

It's kind of scatterbrained. Exactly as I think and work. In a perfect world it would be a totally clean step by step write up with better pictures and more description. But I assume that you have some skill and knowledge of tools, disassembly and parts if your attempting this job. Not that it's a hard job I just leave some stuff out.

But hey thanks for the compliment.