Rear Wheel Refitting

Steff

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Hi, this bike is new to me, so apologies for some basic questions. I've replaced the tyre and today tried putting the wheel back on. So here's the thing. It felt like it seated into the splines, and the spindle pushed through. OK, I've not hung the calliper yet, so the wheel is still loose. It looks like it's not fully bedded, going into that black plastic guard on the bevel side. I put it in gear, and as I was expecting, it was engaged. Does the wheel bed in further when torqued up? No pics, will get some if needed.
 
Hi, this bike is new to me, so apologies for some basic questions. I've replaced the tyre and today tried putting the wheel back on. So here's the thing. It felt like it seated into the splines, and the spindle pushed through. OK, I've not hung the calliper yet, so the wheel is still loose. It looks like it's not fully bedded, going into that black plastic guard on the bevel side. I put it in gear, and as I was expecting, it was engaged. Does the wheel bed in further when torqued up? No pics, will get some if needed.
Not getting any feedback so far. I fitted the wheel and brakes this morning. All torqued up and no binding at all. The cailliper needed a little tapping to slot between the wheel and frame, but it does not bind at all. Going off this photo, it looks like the wheel has not seated fully into and under that black plastic shroud. If the wheel went that much further to the left, the calliper would definitely not fit and would bind the disc. So is this missing a cover on the left, or is this normal? Your thoughts, please.
 

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There are good close ups and pointers here
 
There are good close ups and pointers here
That's my issue. The wheel does not butt up to the black shroud. If it did, the calliper would not fit. Wierd. Now it all fits except that. The wheel turns good
 
I'm not familiar with this model of Rocket. Only the latest model, but your model looks similar to bikes i've worked on before.
So.....what i'm thinking is that the hub isn't engaged into the cush-drive fully.
If the surfaces of the rubber cush-drive and the aluminium splines are dry, the splines won't slot together easily.
A squirt of silicon lubricant should help....or if you don't have any of that, you could use some soapy water.

I hope that solves the problem for you.
 
I'm not familiar with this model of Rocket. Only the latest model, but your model looks similar to bikes i've worked on before.
So.....what i'm thinking is that the hub isn't engaged into the cush-drive fully.
If the surfaces of the rubber cush-drive and the aluminium splines are dry, the splines won't slot together easily.
A squirt of silicon lubricant should help....or if you don't have any of that, you could use some soapy water.

I hope that solves the problem for you.
The thing is, I've fitted it, and if it goes any further left, the calliper, when tightened up, will not fit over the disc. Everything lined up perfectly. The wheel spins free, and the brakes do not bind. So that is confusing me. If it did seat fully under the hub dust cover it would be too far over. As for the cush drive, yes, that makes sense. I did degrease the hub splines with Gunk. That will have got into the cush drive and washed them dry.
 
If memory serves, my 05 Standard looked like your rear wheel when installed. There are 3 bearings in the rear wheel, 2 for the axle and one for the cush drive. The spacer that seperates the axle bearings is what's torqued against the inner race. If you got proper torque and it spins feely (minimal brake pad interference) then it's fine.
 
If memory serves, my 05 Standard looked like your rear wheel when installed. There are 3 bearings in the rear wheel, 2 for the axle and one for the cush drive. The spacer that seperates the axle bearings is what's torqued against the inner race. If you got proper torque and it spins feely (minimal brake pad interference) then it's fine.
Great news, thanks. Everything lined up perfectly, except the depth under the hub dust cover. The wheel spins fine, and the brakes are free.
 
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