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So I'm installing enforcer wheels on my 2013 SG , no ABS.
I replaced all the bearings in the wheels with non ABS bearings. Front wheel went on, no problems. The rear wheel, is giving me a hell of a time. I have the wheel inside the fender and the belt still off the rotor.
I can't fit the left spacer! I put the right spacer and caliper arm on first, but no matter what I do, I can't manage enough room to fit the thinner left spacer.
The bike is on a jack and I've tried using a pry bar and still can't get the darn spacer in there.
Am I missing something? Anyone have any helpful tips?
The spacer will need to be held against the bearing before you move the wheel between the rear forks. Same for the right side. It's a pain in the *** to do it by yourself but it can be done.
I use a small scissor jack under the wheel to raise the wheel into place. This way I can raise the wheel and place the spacer in before they enter the swingarm, then line the holes up and the axle slides in easy.
Here is my untested plan for my next go round. Get a 1" wooden dowel rod, sand it down to 25 mm. Slide through the hub and add spacers on either side. Cut length of dowel to the width of hub and spacers. This should hold the spacers in place while placing inside the swing arm. Drive the wooden dowel out while installing axle. I have yet to try but it sounds like it would work. If you attempt and it works let me know.
Thanks for the replies everyone. I had watched all the videos on youtube before doing the job, and the issue I ran into was an error on my part.
What happened was the bearing on the right side of the rear (brake rotor side) wheel was flush with the rotor, when I should have install it so that it was recessed into the wheel more. So I pulled the left side bearing (belt side) out a bit, then press the right side bearing in further. This gave me the 1/4 of an inch I needed to get the spacer and caliper arm to fit perfectly while allowing the thinner left side spacer to fit as well.
All is well that ends well. Buttoned her back up, tightened the belt and aligned the rear, and all is good!
Glad you got it figured out. Always remember when installing bearings whether front or rear, the first bearing (primary side for front wheel, rotor side for rear wheel) is always bottomed out first.
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Rear wheel spacers - HELP
