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brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« on: July 20, 2010, 08:40:39 AM »
hey guys after taking my front wheel off to have tires replaced i am having some trouble realigning it. it seems to be sitting too high in the forks or the caliper too low. tried to show in the picture that the bottom of the caliper is hitting the top of the hub of the rotor. (pictures worth a thousand words) any help would be appreciated thanks guys. cb750  k4
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Re: brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2010, 08:45:00 AM »
Without seeing the picture (as it isn't displaying) I'm going to guess... the axle is in backwards.
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Re: brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2010, 08:47:36 AM »
cant get these pics up but anyway of you expaining to me how i can tell if its in backwords
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Re: brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2010, 09:05:19 AM »
try this again
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Re: brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2010, 09:14:22 AM »
Can't see the axle in your photos. It was just a guess based on some previous threads where similar problems arose and that was the problem.

Was the axle ever taken out? If not then I'm off base.

If it was taken off then proceed to the next step. (If it fit before it went to the shop, and now it doesn't there just isn't much that could have changed).

The butt end of the axle goes up to the speedo drive. The speedo drive should be nestled into its drive plate and turning freely. The spacer fits into the oil seal on the side of the hub opposite the speedo drive. And this is important: the nut goes on last with the hex portion TOWARDS the hub.

If all this is correct, then I'm out. Good luck.

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Re: brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2010, 09:26:22 AM »
hmmm axle did come off when tires were changed. let me see if any of that adds up. ill get back to you maybe with some more pics. thanks for the lead
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Re: brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2010, 09:29:42 AM »
Quote from: pg13 on July 20, 2010, 09:26:22 AM
hmmm axle did come off when tires were changed. let me see if any of that adds up. ill get back to you maybe with some more pics. thanks for the lead

Likely...  :D
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Re: brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2010, 08:10:19 AM »
so hear are some pics of the axle. caliper side and speedo side. the only difference i can see is the nipple on one side. which side should that be on?
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Re: brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2010, 08:13:10 AM »
That all looks fine. Sorry, no other suggestions from me.  :(
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Re: brake caliper/ front wheel alignment
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2010, 08:43:24 AM »
Was the caliper or arm removed?
The holes may have some slop to them, try loosening the bolts and raising everything up.
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