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Tight front and rear wheel rd400

Started by rd400greenhorn, February 16, 2019, 11:04:21 AM

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rd400greenhorn

Hi guys
Its a wierd one to ask about because it should be damn simple

Everything is New or refurb
Bearings Are New and should be All in place in the rims

But as I tighten the front wheel and rear, They Almost lock up.
IT looks like the front has the inner side of the disc brake, scraping on the caliper( there is not pads installed) i dont know why They hit there a little, everything should be by the book.

The rear has chain tensioners and everything on, but when tightened, Its locked up


ANYONE, with hints/ideas/ experience with this?
Please do tell :)

Jspooner

Show some pics of all of your spacers, speedo drive, etc.
"Just quit brain fucking it and get it done"

Gill

Are the bearing seated? or you may check the bearings spacer.

rd400greenhorn

Hopefully They Are usefull

rd400greenhorn

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rd400greenhorn

The bearings Are seated Yes. They were put in 1 year plus ago.

rd400greenhorn

Well at this point Iam not sure of anything Really besides Its frustration to get the wheels to spin easy

Jspooner

Are the seals seated all the way? If not that will cause drag too.
"Just quit brain fucking it and get it done"

rd400greenhorn


Jspooner

It's like anything else..........if everything was done right it should work. You have something wrong. There just isn't that much to it. One way to make sure the bearings and seals are all the way in is to find some washers that are close the the same OD as the seals and bearings. Then a piece of 16mm all thread and a couple of nuts. Put one washer on each side (where the seals are) slide the all thread thru and put a nut on each side. Hold one nut with a wrench while you tighten the other with a wrench. You will be able to tell if everything was seated properly. If something wasn't seated you will feel some movement. Also make sure the spacer is in the middle of hub between the bearings.
"Just quit brain fucking it and get it done"

rd400greenhorn

Yeah, oh well.. Propberly have to try something like this tomorrow.

rd400greenhorn

Allright
So.. I had to try, just Removed the caliper front and back, and tighten everything up again, minus the caliper.

Both wheels spin smooth!

So, anyone had this issue? I guess i Will have to maybe a shim or 2 to get the caliper to sit propberly so the disc can spin freely.

Man Iam glad i dont have to take everything apart in the wheels.

:metal:

Dvsrd

Do you have stock Yamaha calipers, discs , wheels, fork, rear disc bracket?
Any change or mod may move the disc relative to the caliper.

bitzz

Are you using Daytona wheels on a 1A1?
Daytona's have a different offset on the rotors.

rd400greenhorn

I assume everything is stock but the build is a bunch of parts gathered from every where, so there might be a mix of different models, but Its All good because it works now