RangaBlitzFanga
Well-Known Member
I'd like to know if anyone else has this issue. Friends new dpro 140's rear wheel got really stiff to the point where it would lock up briefly on rotation. It was fairly smooth but not even an hour into a ride it got pretty bad. At first I thought wheel bearings are shot. I havn't pulled his yet but I have looked at my new dpro 160 and it too has fairly stiff wheel rotation.
So I pulled the wheel and found the bearings spin freely. What the?
I quickly noticed the axle nut (on mine at least) is whats causing the problem. If it's really loose it spins nicely, soon as I tighten it beyond finger tightness it goes stiff. It's not too bad but its enough to notice it doesn't spin as freely as any jap bike i've worked on.
One thing I did notice on the Dpro 140 when assembling it was how sloppy a fit the swingarm was, it had to be tightened quite significantly to compress and sit flush against the hub & brake.
Note that I have not touched the spacers, merely pulled the axle out, greased it and slid it back in.
Anyone else notice this or have a fix for it? In my mind my 160 isn't too bad, the 140 on the other hand is a big problem. I havn't exactly reefed the nut on either, it's about as tight as you'd expect it to be with a standard wrench
So I pulled the wheel and found the bearings spin freely. What the?
I quickly noticed the axle nut (on mine at least) is whats causing the problem. If it's really loose it spins nicely, soon as I tighten it beyond finger tightness it goes stiff. It's not too bad but its enough to notice it doesn't spin as freely as any jap bike i've worked on.
One thing I did notice on the Dpro 140 when assembling it was how sloppy a fit the swingarm was, it had to be tightened quite significantly to compress and sit flush against the hub & brake.
Note that I have not touched the spacers, merely pulled the axle out, greased it and slid it back in.
Anyone else notice this or have a fix for it? In my mind my 160 isn't too bad, the 140 on the other hand is a big problem. I havn't exactly reefed the nut on either, it's about as tight as you'd expect it to be with a standard wrench