ChuckRB05
Active Member
A month back I noticed my wheel was moving sideways causing my front brakes to feel funny. Actually that's how I figured out my front wheel was moving in the first place. Since the bike was still under warrantee then, I took it in to have it checked out. The tech just put a shim in and told me the set screw had worn the spacer which was causing the wheel to shift back and forth.
The wheel still moves back and forth, just not enough to effect the breaks. You can can even hear the wheel assembly shift when you turn the handle bars back in forth. I put the bike up on the jack yesterday to get the wheel off the ground, and I could move the wheel a good 1/16" (maybe less) or so laterally. You can also move the spacer on the right side back and forth towards the wheel.
I don't feel this situation effecting the ride or balance...yet. Anyone else run into this situation...especially the choppers and ridgebacks since we have the small front wheels and huge spacers.
The wheel still moves back and forth, just not enough to effect the breaks. You can can even hear the wheel assembly shift when you turn the handle bars back in forth. I put the bike up on the jack yesterday to get the wheel off the ground, and I could move the wheel a good 1/16" (maybe less) or so laterally. You can also move the spacer on the right side back and forth towards the wheel.
I don't feel this situation effecting the ride or balance...yet. Anyone else run into this situation...especially the choppers and ridgebacks since we have the small front wheels and huge spacers.
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