front wheel spacer grooves

[moedog]

i am replaceing my front tire and when i took wheel off my spacers have groves worn into them on the side that goes to the wheel and bearings. was this caused by the wheel not being properly tightened down by pullin in forks with a strap?

also i'm replaceing the spacers they measure 3/4" x 1 7/16" and od is 1 1/8" so standard spacer should work not propriatary i hope?:flag:

 

[RRRUFF]

Looks like this was actually caused by the rubber seal running on an aluminum spacer. Probably wasn't greased either. Be sure to put some grease on the new ones.

 

[Moespeeds]

They could have corroded to the bearing or something. The 2 grooves on each spacer are normal, but it looks like you have some galling as well. Your spacers should never spin. Inspect your bearings and clean and polish the spacers. Re-install with some grease where they touch the bearing.

 

[Lord Dog]

I have a question and need help I am putting my front wheel back on my dog and can't remember what spacer goes were on my 04 chopper I have a longer spacer and a short one what size goes were can someone help me please

 

[pknowles]

I would put the wheel back on without the spacers and clamp down on the front brake. If it's much difference in spacer length this should show clearly. Measure the different spacer slots and see what you have. Just a simple suggestion.

 

[Sven]

Here at basket case central, center wheel, step back and take that perspective. Think, I have a brake and all that business on one side, no traffic on the other, long is the traffic-less side. Takes up disc carrier to hang it and the short is that side?

Hey, I just left the rub two hands together post, which one wore evenly... trick question.

The spacers are locked to the centers of the bearings. Only movement is the tire to ball to outer race of the bearing.

Where it says rub at the lip, that memory of the V touch points of the seal is digging a groove, not only equally and literally shitting itself, or shedding off its her peas.

Edit:

The correct move are the rub points. That means new seal, new spacer.
Used seal ~ There goes what the new groove-less spacer can't hold back is said dust/debris.
Used spacer ~ The new seal's V tips do not touch, there goes the grease leaking out on the heat cycles.

New seal only ~ Flip spacer for new surface finish.
New spacer only ~ See, ain't gonna happen.

 

[Lord Dog]

The reason I removed my front wheel is with the .o6o shims between the brake calipers and the mounting bracket the calipers are very close and the brakes pads on that side are rubbing the brake rotor

 

[Lord Dog]

Pics

 

[Lord Dog]

Darn it wrong pics

 

[Lord Dog]

Here is what they look like

 

[Lord Dog]

Sven I think you were looking at pics from someone from 2011

 

[Sven]

Got it. I saw the bearing replacement thread and noticed the wheel assembly blowout of parts numbered. Now I understand the slight difference at the spacer height.

Real simple. The deal is swap spacers so the disc is centered to the caliper. Scribe L on that one spacer you know is left so you don't go thru this again next tire/bearing/etc.

Still no joy centering. Then shim behind the caliper mount and move the caliper away from the fork to add more centering.
Had the same harley-brembo calipers line up shim-less and nope, had to run 4 of the same washers and bingo, centered the calipers.

And also, we have a thick gasket between disc carrier and disc? Eliminate the paper for clearance. Paper kind of takes the ringing out of the disc... won't hurt performance stopping in other words. It's a diaper dampener for the complaining Karen type riders sending in field reports in other words.

 

[Lord Dog]

Thanks Sven that is good information and I got everything installed with the rotor centered in the caliper now