Subject: RE: Front Wheel Install Question-Something Ain't Right
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: Dec 19, 2004, 3:34 PM
Post ID: 1718082413
Went back out to clean up some grease mess on the wheels and notice the
wheel moves side to side like it isn't tight, yet the axle bolt is
tighter than tight. Think I will have to pull that shim/washer out and
try to install without it, unless for some reason the brake hub assy
isn't seating itself right for reasons unknown. Nuthin is ever
easy....................
Keith Ruff
70 Cafe Racer Ambo
Manahawkin, NJ
Keith Ruff wrote:
Took off the old wheel and installed the powder coated one. My question is, the old wheel bearings had no shims/washers, the new one had what looks like a double wide washer. I installed the wheel with this double wide washer and noticed the brake hub side seems to be sitting a decent distance off the wheel itself. The other side hub cover sits fine. When looking in the space of the brake side hub cover, I can see that the brake shoes are sitting right at the edge of the wheel where they will be biting. Is this OK or should I remove this double wide washer and get the brake assy hub cover to sit in tighter against the wheel? If I do remove the washer, will I run the risk of binding the bearings when I torque down the axle bolt, in turn, locking the wheel (which is what happened to me with the rear wheel-had to add a shim to the bearing to free up the wheel and allow it to spin). Also, Cam seems to remember Dave Washburn mentioning something about not tightening anything down (axle and pinch bolts) until you get the bike off the center stand and shake it up and down a bit to get the wheel to set, then tighten everything down. Can anybody tell me how to or if I need to do this? Thanx. Keith Ruff 70 Cafe Racer Ambo Manahawkin, NJ |