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Rear wheel stiff to turn after refitting

Started by hInstance, March 12, 2016, 10:39:18 PM

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hInstance

My rear tyre needed replacing so I took the back wheel off myself and had a new tyre fitted. I put the back wheel back on but it seems stiffer to turn after I have tightened up the axle nut, stiffer than I have ever had it before. Alignment by the swing-arm notches looks good. chain is aligned by laser and it's tension is good. Rides fine. Except I have an uneasy feeling I am somehow crushing the bearings. Haynes manual advises a rear axle nut tightening force of 60 to 90Nm. I tightened it to 65Nm, but it's still stiff compared to how freely it spins with the axle nut loose. Also after a test ride with no rear brakes being used I find that the rear rotor is warm, indicating that the pads are touching. Any advice appreciated.
2012 GS500F

fetor56

Are u sure u put everything back exactly as it was removed?
http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Suzuki/Motorcycle/2009/GS500F/REAR+WHEEL/parts.html

BTW...i don't bother with torque settings on external components,just use common sense.


Alan_nc

There is something wrong....Don't ride the bike again until you figure out what the problem is. The wheel should turn freely. 

Janx101


gsJack

Make sure you have spacer 9 inside cush drive bearing, it frequently gets lost when removing rear sprocket from wheel.
407,400 miles in 30 years for 13,580 miles/year average.  Started riding 7/21/84 and hung up helmet 8/31/14.

broken26

Quote from: Janx101 on March 13, 2016, 03:42:46 AM
Disc pads do touch disc... normal

I agree with this, the rear disc brakes may be skimming and slowing the wheel if not put in the brake rotor perfectly when installing the wheel.

The Buddha

Missing a spacer can cause bearings to get squeezed. Yes.
But, You sure you're not hitting the brake stay with the wheel ??
The tire is fatter than before ? Your axle is about at the same torque as before - I believe its 50 lb ft. Check and make sure. You don't want to be crushing the swingarm shut - and yea spacers being awol - can let the axle crush the swingarm and ruin the bearings at the same time.
Cool.
Buddha.
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