Goodyear Nose wheel assembly 9532962 parts

Thanks RPJ.
I believe the same. Have to convince my friend to pull his nose wheel so I can have a good look at the differences, then find/make the needed dust cover. Maybe on his next annual.
M

It appears your friend has tapered unsealed bearings with a metal dust cover, while you have sealed bearings? I would think that the sealed bearings on your forks should have a spacer between the lower race and inside of the fork to prevent it from moving. As it is now, it is just held in place by being pressed on...

On second look, it could just be grease that I'm mistakenly seeing as a seal. If so, you need the dust cover/spacer, like your friends wheel has. This will keep dirt off the bearings and hold the inner race in place. 

Martin-
The Parker rep wouldn't commit to a direct replacement but implied the 40-77 would work, which is also evidenced in his email reply I copied. I suspect there would not be any issues using one, and I have that as an item on my "improvements" list.

Hi Warren;
Thanks again for the great information.
I will continue searching and also give Vern a call.
Cheers;
Martin

Hi John;
Thanks for your feedback. I had the same results searching for used wheels. Ratty is a good summation. I checked the Parker-Cleveland catalog and they list the 40-17 as inactive.
Do you know if the rep from Parker considered the 40-77 to be a suitable replacement for the 40-17?
Thanks
Martin

40-17 is also listed for the Alons, note 205(d) in the TCDS along with the Goodyear.