When I got the bike 5k miles ago the front wheel seemed to be (to me) mildly mis-aligned. Ive had no issues with it and when I posted it up on another forum I was basically told Im lucky Ive had no incidents and I need it fixed ASAP.

My question is assuming the end play is right (which I think it is, there doesnt seem to be any slop nor noise with the front end) is this job as simple as pulling the front wheel and changing the spacers?















Thanks

Mike

 

Hard to see in the pics but you can try swapping the spacers and see what it looks like. It ain't gonna kill you like it is but brake pads may wear funny.

 

So I pulled the front wheel and the longer spacer is in fact on the rotor side so I'm not going to gain anything by switching them.

The two measurements were 1.265 and 1.388. I'm assuming I can order new spacers as long as they add up to the same total? IE 1.500 and 1.153?

Mike

 

I can't tell. Is that a spring holding your caliper? Are your fork tubes the same length? Is one fork tube higher up in the triple tree?

 

It looks like one tube is longer than the other, but, it could be the camera angle.

Regardless, something don't look right.

 

The sliders are the same size and the axle is parallel to the ground. The axle just needs different spacers.

So I was thinking about bearing end-play. There is no way the axle spacers affect end play, correct? The end play must be set by a spacer in the hub I'd imagine, as the axle is torqued to 55 ft/lbs regardless of the spacer size, and it is free on one end.

ETA, just read the service manual. Looks like I should be good to change the axle spacers without effecting end play.

Anyone know where I can get a couple spacers? I don't need to buy a whole set for 40+ bucks.

Mike

 

Jireh cycle sells spacers

 

If I go with 1 5/8" and 1" spacers I should maintain an overall length of 2.625 vs the current 2.653. From what I understand, this shouldn't effect my end play as that is adjusted by the shims on the INSIDE of the wheel, between the bearings.

I imagine a 1/4 inch shift to the left should be fine, correct? The caliper Should open up so brake pads are visible on either side, right?

Mike

 

Just an update for those interested. I threw a 1-1/2 and 1-1/16 inch spacer in from vulcanworks.net. They had them to me within 24 hours of ordering them, though they shipped them from NH to MA, so that's expected.

Here is the current disk alignment, I'll try to get a good picture of the whole front fork, but it definitely seems better lined up now.






Mike

 

I wonder why there was different spacers there in the first place?