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CB500/550 / Re: Rear wheel rotation stiffens up when tightening axle problem.
« Last post by McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 07, 2024, 06:59:30 PM »I was quite pleased with my Flap Wheel that I bought from Scewfix - trouble is it will not fit in the gap between the hub brake lining and the center of the hub - I'm sure it will come in handy in the future!
Undetered I decided to use a pair of those dark green plastic wheels that Ken uses for polishing work. A steady five minutes with them in my Dremell, the brake liner cleaned up really nicely. Hub fitted back in the wheel, nipped up, a couple of high point rub marks on the brake lining near the middle towards the edge of one brake shoe. Hub removed some sand paper on the high points, Repeated twice - all is now as it should be - wheel rotates freely at last!
I've lost count of how many times the back wheel has been removed and re-fitted over the last two days - it was worth perservering to get it right.
Thanks for the tips from those who replied to this post.
Thank goodness for my bike ramp it made it all so much easier - time for a Beer reward!
Undetered I decided to use a pair of those dark green plastic wheels that Ken uses for polishing work. A steady five minutes with them in my Dremell, the brake liner cleaned up really nicely. Hub fitted back in the wheel, nipped up, a couple of high point rub marks on the brake lining near the middle towards the edge of one brake shoe. Hub removed some sand paper on the high points, Repeated twice - all is now as it should be - wheel rotates freely at last!
I've lost count of how many times the back wheel has been removed and re-fitted over the last two days - it was worth perservering to get it right.
Thanks for the tips from those who replied to this post.
Thank goodness for my bike ramp it made it all so much easier - time for a Beer reward!