I think I goofed up...
in my excitement and haste, while putting the front wheel together, I forgot to put the wheel bearing spacer in (picture 1). Now, while mocking up the front end, the axle seems to be sticking too far out on the left side and is also getting a bit tight as I am tightening down on the castle nut. There seems to be too much un-used room on the axle shaft. BUT I also think I may be missing another spacer along the axle shaft according to my Clymer (crappy I know)
So, what I want to know is, is this extra open space on the axle shaft due to the bearings being pushed too far into the wheel? (lack of bearing spacer) Or am I missing a spacer somewhere along the axle? Or is the tightness normal and I just need to finish tightening it?
(FYI, i know the rotors are missing bolts/wrong bolts, and i know there is paint on the right side of the bearing housing, it will be fixed before riding)
in my excitement and haste, while putting the front wheel together, I forgot to put the wheel bearing spacer in (picture 1). Now, while mocking up the front end, the axle seems to be sticking too far out on the left side and is also getting a bit tight as I am tightening down on the castle nut. There seems to be too much un-used room on the axle shaft. BUT I also think I may be missing another spacer along the axle shaft according to my Clymer (crappy I know)
So, what I want to know is, is this extra open space on the axle shaft due to the bearings being pushed too far into the wheel? (lack of bearing spacer) Or am I missing a spacer somewhere along the axle? Or is the tightness normal and I just need to finish tightening it?
(FYI, i know the rotors are missing bolts/wrong bolts, and i know there is paint on the right side of the bearing housing, it will be fixed before riding)
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