Rear wheel hard to turn

[Jayroz]

Hi

ive a 315 fully rebuilt in every way and now fitting the rear wheel it seems to become very hard to turn once the spindle nut is tightened.

snail cams are in equal positions and the rear wheel seems to be in alignment.

I’ve had the wheels rebuilt the swing arm powder coated new spindle bearings and a second hand rebuilt calliper new snail cams chain sprocket disc finally botls  .

any ideas?

cheers!

[kurtas]

I assume it is not hard to turn when the spindle nut is loose?
Have you fitted the same bush/spacer that is placed inside the hub between the two wheel bearings on the spindle?

Edited July 18, 2023 by kurtas

[suzuki250]

2 hours ago, kurtas said:

I assume it is not hard to turn when the spindle nut is loose?
Have you fitted the same bush/spacer that is placed inside the hub between the two wheel bearings on the spindle?

[lemur]

This home built tool will work great for removing and reinstalling wheel bearings, unless somebody failed to install the middle spindle as suggested above.

1/2" Threaded rod, any large 3/4" drive socket that is larger than the bearing outside diameter, 2 nuts & the sleeve part is cut out of a spent CO2 canister like they use in paint ball or pellet guns.  Use the same tool to insert the new bearings without the sleeve and replacing it with an old bearing or large flat washer in place of the steel sleeve, no hammer and no heat is required for insert or removal because you can pull the bearing straight in or out.  

 

If the middle spindle was left out that is going to make disassembly difficult and if it was torqued down, you may have already damaged your new bearings.