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Re: Rear wheel install

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Old Fogey wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 5:28 pm The bearing retainer is flush with the hub, meaning that the bearings and internal spacer are correct. After looking at the picture of the wheel mounted into the final drive, I went down and checked mine and to me it looks like yours is not fully into the drive by the 1/4" you are missing.
Yep. That’s the problem for sure. It just won’t go. Lol. I’m gonna try again in the morning when I get off work. It’s definitely a first for me. It’s never given me problems in the past. Don’t know what the deal is this time. Thanks for the input. At least I know in which area my problem is.
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Put the transmission in first gear. That will prevent the final drive from turning and you can move the wheel more while pushing it on.
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robin1731 wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 9:34 pm Put the transmission in first gear. That will prevent the final drive from turning and you can move the wheel more while pushing it on.
Will do. Thanks. Can’t believe it’s this difficult.lol
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Well, this thing won’t go up flush for nothing. Something is holding it up, and I sure can’t figure it out. Lol. Damndest thing I ever saw.
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Have you tried rotating the drive flange into the different holes one by one? there are 6 pins so try the 6 different positions??
And monitor the flange to bearing difference on each try. The one I looked at in my shop had the flange seated a full 1/4 inch below the surface of the bearing. Yours doe not look that deep.
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Whiskerfish wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 8:18 pm Have you tried rotating the drive flange into the different holes one by one? there are 6 pins so try the 6 different positions??
And monitor the flange to bearing difference on each try. The one I looked at in my shop had the flange seated a full 1/4 inch below the surface of the bearing. Yours doe not look that deep.

No I haven’t. Great idea. I’ll give it a shot. Something’s got to give!
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The rotor, spacers, bearings and inner sleeve are all supposed to stack up against each other to make a solid stack of metal with no air gaps, That's how the axle pulls up tight with no side load on the bearings.
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Whiskerfish wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 8:18 pm Have you tried rotating the drive flange into the different holes one by one? there are 6 pins so try the 6 different positions??
And monitor the flange to bearing difference on each try. The one I looked at in my shop had the flange seated a full 1/4 inch below the surface of the bearing. Yours doe not look that deep.
You was right. The flange wasn’t in far enough. I had to tap it with a chunk of wood though. Not sure why that’s happening. It didn’t take much though. Thanks for that. Went together in 10 minutes after that. LOL. action1
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Two issues with that flange come to mind that cause binding, or failure of the flange to seat properly. The old rust and junk down in there from lack of maintenance, as that is an area to be cleaned and lubed. The other is the lube along with the tight fit tolerances creates an air pocket down in the bottom while installing the flange. You need to insert it slowly to allow the air to be displaced.

Good suggestion Whisker as I was following this thread, yet only after it’s solved I recall having issues with the flange seating correctly.
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Thanks for letting us know, often we never find out what resolved a problem so later when it happens to us we're left wondering.
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