Wetrudgeon
Supercharged
All:
Had tires mounted and balanced on our '08 Beast three weeks ago. Work done by a reputable dealer/service and all appeared fine. 425 miles later, came in from a short ride yesterday and found this material dangling from one of the "hollows" in the inside of the rear wheel.
These are apparently aluminum shavings (won't react to a magnet). We carried the stuff back to the dealer and the service Mgr said that he believes the stuff is byproduct from when the wheel was manufacured. He says there is no place in the rear wheel/axel/drive hub assembly where the steel and aluminum parts can wear producing such shavings that could find their way into the hollows on the cast wheels. He offered to pull the wheel and double check for any unusual wear on the wheel (at our expense, of course).
We are inclined to accept the service Mgr's explanation that this is not a sign of a potential problem. How say you all?? Any insights or suggestions are welcome.
We trudge on (perplexed).
Had tires mounted and balanced on our '08 Beast three weeks ago. Work done by a reputable dealer/service and all appeared fine. 425 miles later, came in from a short ride yesterday and found this material dangling from one of the "hollows" in the inside of the rear wheel.
These are apparently aluminum shavings (won't react to a magnet). We carried the stuff back to the dealer and the service Mgr said that he believes the stuff is byproduct from when the wheel was manufacured. He says there is no place in the rear wheel/axel/drive hub assembly where the steel and aluminum parts can wear producing such shavings that could find their way into the hollows on the cast wheels. He offered to pull the wheel and double check for any unusual wear on the wheel (at our expense, of course).
We are inclined to accept the service Mgr's explanation that this is not a sign of a potential problem. How say you all?? Any insights or suggestions are welcome.
We trudge on (perplexed).