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I'm really hoping someone can help me out. I pulled the rear wheel on my 66' Electra Glide to mount a new tire. This is the first time I've had the wheel off.
Everything was going well until the rear axle, with all the spacers in order, rolled off the workbench.
My service manual and everything I can find online show the parts, but don't show the order of the spacers.
I have two spacers, a thinner one with squared edges, and a thicker spacer with beveled edges. Can anyone tell me where they go on the rear axle assembly. This is a hydraulic rear brake.
Thanks Rick. That may be the way I have to go. I just found a parts manual online and I think the thicker beveled spacer goes between the backing plate and the axle plate. Then the thinner one goes between the axle plate and the axle sleeve nut.
The larger one goes behind the swing arm / brake backing plate - then the thinner one on the outside - its used for the adjuster usually has a ding in it for the pin end of the adjuster - then the nut - the clip with the split is to go over the big nut and then the axle nut
Get your chain in the center of the sprocket before you make everyone tight BUT check that nothing moves sometimes when tightening - if it does and the chain gets tight
Thanks John, you're right on the money. I noticed the dents in the spacer after I made that last post.
I would have notice the dents sooner but I was too busy cussing about dropping everything on the floor.
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66' rear axle
