Rear Wheel Axle

[Jakobi]

I hear you. Does it catch up if you feed the axle through from the other side?

 

[singletracker]

Yep, in the exact same spot.

 

[Jakobi]

Same spot on the axle?? Or same spot in the sleeve?? Must be driving you mad.

 

[singletracker]

Both actually. Interference starts approximately 3mm past the threads on the axle and and on the inside edge of the sprocket side innermost bearing. This makes me think that a bearing or spacer is slightly skewed, but I can't see it with my naked eye. Everything appears to be flush, but something must be slightly off.

 

[GMP]

Bearings are cheap, pop out one side, clean things up, verify good and replace.

 

[singletracker]

That sounds like the logical thing to do, but since I don't have any replacement bearings and I'm leaving Saturday for a race it will have to wait a little while longer.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[jpelaston]

Both my '05 and my new one are pretty tight.. I use a small punch and hammer to get it out far enough that I can pull it out.

 

[singletracker]

That's good to know. I still haven't done anything about it yet, because everything seems fine until I take the wheel off.

 

[jpelaston]

Did you ever get your axle to pull out easily? I have cleaned and greased to no end and still have to hit mine out with a hammer. Not good for me if I want to try to do any ISDE type tire changes.

 

[GMP]

No GG I've had pulled easy from all the way in to the chain adjuster. Once tapped flush on the other side, no issues.

 

[singletracker]

Did you ever get your axle to pull out easily? I have cleaned and greased to no end and still have to hit mine out with a hammer. Not good for me if I want to try to do any ISDE type tire changes.

I still have to tap on it until I get passed the bearing on the sprocket side. Other than it taking a little more effort to take the wheel on and off it seems fine.

 

[GasGas]

I still have to tap on it until I get passed the bearing on the sprocket side. Other than it taking a little more effort to take the wheel on and off it seems fine.

It's possible that the aluminum spacer between the 2 left side bearings is damaged and catching the threads on the axle.

 

[Rick]

I would pop out the bearings, and spacer. Then i would check to see it the bearings and spacer slides over the axle smooth out of the hub.
One or more bearings could not be seated squarely in the hub causing a mis alignment of the axle.
You may have a bad bearing on the drive side.

I make it a habit to pull the axles on a regular basis and clean and inspect. Stoch bite pads clean and polishing to ensure smooth operation.

Good luck

 

[Colemanian]

Mine did the same thing. But it was a bear the ENTIRE way out. I looked at the axle, right about 1/2 inch from the thread was a ridge. I assumed that's was what was making hang up. I took a wire wheel and smoothed it out. Works much better now but still firm. Might give it a try.

 

[john r b]

rear wheel bearings/spacer

Hoping some one can shed some light on this issue, While mounting a new rear tire on the 200. I noticed the axle needed to be driven out??
After inspecting the hub/bearings,I discovered the bearings are not moving
at all.Seems the Spacer is contacting the bearings. Ive taken a punch/hammer
to move the spacer over a bit but no luck,just marring the inside of the spacer.
Short of distroying the spacer are there options?? Thanks in advance.

John

 

[Rick]

John,

Are talking about the internal wheel spacer in the hub?

Might not be a bad idea to just punch out the bearings and have a look as to what is going on. I just had mine apart last week. My rear wheel internal spacer has two "o rings" around it to help keep it centered in the hub so that when you insert the axle the spacer can't move and cause a binding issue.

I have also found that while pressing in the bearings I like to run my axle from the brake side through the bearing into the spacer and install in the sprocket side bearings with the axle in place. This method I have found keeps everything line up. The O rings really work nice in keeping the spacer centered within the hub.

It make things go super smooth if you heat the hub a little and use frozen bearings.

....good luck

 

[bergerhag]

The 2012 spacer is aluminium, if you torque the wheel axle too much it will deform and pinch the axle. Buy a new spacer. They are back running steel spacers again. I am not sure the aluminium spacer can take the specced torque either.

 

[bkwdc]

Get the external spacers from http://www.checkpointoff-road.com/store.html and clean up the mushrooming from the internal spacer.

 

[StuJohnson]

I personally don't have these but have heard they are not any better?

Someone on here should know.

Look for stainless steel ones. I think Moose Racing makes them.

http://www.mooseracing.com/products/?productGroupId=1504&productId=114464