Confused about axle bearings ???

[Vance in AK]

I don't know where the year break is but I believe the older machines did not have thrust or retaining bolts. My early 80s HD (and a second one I have for parts) do NOT have thrust bolts, just a collar on the axle just inboard of the frame. I will have to double check but I believe my manual shows this to be correct.

[philipatmaxfour]

I don't know where the year break is but I believe the older machines did not have thrust or retaining bolts. My early 80s HD (and a second one I have for parts) do NOT have thrust bolts, just a collar on the axle just inboard of the frame. I will have to double check but I believe my manual shows this to be correct.

Hey Vance, between Argo Jim's post and yours we gotta believe that Curtis' Argo Magnum came originally without thrust bolts. The threaded holes on some of his axles may be replacement axles installed over the years. Still learning about the old machines and trying to figure out why my new Avenger needed to have its speedo reprogrammed to get the heat guage to stop indicating that it was overheating when it was fine. It,s good now and apparently there is a bulletin.

[curtisbyrne]

I will look around too see if there was any thrust bolts around and if I get a few the same size and they fit the Argo and then I will keep looking knowing then that maybe there was thrust bolts and my grandfather forgot to put them in? But all these years as far as I know have been thrust bolt free and trouble free as far as axles go hehe
Someone send a pic of a original Argo thrust volt off a machine similar to mine to see if I can match it up if I find some