Is it me or..... - .: XT660.com

Austin · # 1 14-09-13, 23:08

.......does anyone else find refitting the back wheel a right pain in the arse. Sometimes it just falls back together but mostly I spend ages.....
The disc won't go in the caliper, then one of the pads gets dislodged and I end up taking them out ( new pads so not much space).... And.
The wheel just won't lift into position without the spacers falling out....and
When I do get the spindle in it turns when I tighten the nut, and the stupid thin spindle head (24mm)won't take a spanner properly. And most annoying of all.....
Then the chain adjusters move backwards when I do tighten the spindle making chain adjustment difficult.

I have had loads of bikes but never had so much difficulty refitting the back wheel on any of them.

Anyone else or is it me?

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peds650 · # 2 15-09-13, 01:26

I find sitting behind the bike and resting the wheel on my feet helps, this allows you to lift it up enough and have both hands free to juggle with the spacers, that and a lot of swearing seems to work

bikemad195 · # 3 15-09-13, 01:30

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Originally Posted by Austin

.......does anyone else find refitting the back wheel a right pain in the arse. Sometimes it just falls back together but mostly I spend ages.....
The disc won't go in the caliper, then one of the pads gets dislodged and I end up taking them out ( new pads so not much space).... And.
The wheel just won't lift into position without the spacers falling out....and
When I do get the spindle in it turns when I tighten the nut, and the stupid thin spindle head (24mm)won't take a spanner properly. And most annoying of all.....
Then the chain adjusters move backwards when I do tighten the spindle making chain adjustment difficult.

I have had loads of bikes but never had so much difficulty refitting the back wheel on any of them.

Anyone else or is it me?

Sent from my iPhone with a smile

i lay the wheel on the floor on some cardbored i then line up the cush rubbers and sprocket holder and align it all together i then stand on the sprocket carrier equally and then use cable ties from sprocket to soke to keep it all pushed together . works every time no more struggling

kinioo · # 4 15-09-13, 13:07

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Originally Posted by peds650

I find sitting behind the bike and resting the wheel on my feet helps, this allows you to lift it up enough and have both hands free to juggle with the spacers, that and a lot of swearing seems to work

Yeah, I do the same but instead of my foot I use some board/wood to do a lever and lift the wheel a bit with two hands free.

Yes, back wheel is not the easiest to put back.

The spacers, I put a bit of grease on them to keep them in place when mounting the wheel.

First time I spent 40min on it, last time it took me 1min - practice makes...blah, blah...

I tried zip-ties as well to keep caliper in place - didnt work for me!

Austin · # 5 15-09-13, 13:46

Thanks fir the tips, I already do the sitting on the floor and lifting with my feet thing - works well for most bikes. The most annoying thing though is the chain adjusters / the spindle moving back on tightening up. Any tips on that?

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peds650 · # 6 16-09-13, 11:18

Try nipping the axle nut up slightly before you adjust the chain (just enough for it not to slide back and forward unless you push or pull it) then adjust. Before you finally tighten the nut up, give the wheel a kick towards the front of the bike just to make sure it is against the adjusters. Then tighten the nut by pulling towards the front of the bike rather than the rear. That seems to work for me

Austin · # 7 16-09-13, 19:33

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Originally Posted by peds650

Try nipping the axle nut up slightly before you adjust the chain (just enough for it not to slide back and forward unless you push or pull it) then adjust. Before you finally tighten the nut up, give the wheel a kick towards the front of the bike just to make sure it is against the adjusters. Then tighten the nut by pulling towards the front of the bike rather than the rear. That seems to work for me

That's pretty much what I do but when I finally tighten up the axle nut the wheel still moves back. A big wedge under the wheel helps but I do feel like it shouldn't be doing all that moving about.

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uberthumper · # 8 16-09-13, 22:53

Drop it back on the floor before you tighten the spindle up, the weight of the bike will keep the wheel forward against the adjusters.

I generally stick a knee into the back of the wheel as I'm tightening it as well just to make sure.

supamanaint · # 9 20-09-13, 14:20

If you put a screw driver or another sort of round bar in the teeth of the rear sprocket and rotate the wheel so the chain rides over the bar it will pull the wheel in and hold the adjusters in tight so you can tighten the axle with no loss of adjustment (if you know what I mean).

But yeah the XT is a PIA to put the back wheel in but gets slightly better with practice.

Petenz · # 10 20-09-13, 23:59

I had the issue with spacers falling out....
So I copyed Honda spacers which stay in place..
They have a small lip on one end of them that pushes though
the seal... The lip is only about 1.5mm high / 1.5mm long
but is enough to keep them in place...

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