As stupid as it may seem, I can't get the front wheel back into the forks. Rebuilt the steering and the forks, cleaned and bolted everything together. Cleaned up the front wheel, polished the speedo fitting, greased the internals but didn't touch the bearings. Put it all back together this afternoon and attempted to fit the front wheel in between the forks so that I could slide the axle in and bolt it up. It won't fit!! Took it out and checked that the spacer and speedo fitting were placed correctly and still no go. Took the bottom plate off the speedo side thinking that I could slide it up with the axle in place and then put the plate back on but it simply won't go back in. The width with the speedo/spacer set up in place appears to be about 3mm too wide to get in between the fork bottoms. Everything looks fine but I'm stumped. The speedo worm accepts the two tabs properly and, as I say, the internals of the hub have not been changed. Gave the forks the "roll test" when I had them out and they didn't appear bent. Should I loosen the forks in the triple trees before I refit the wheel? All the nuts and bolts there are done up to torque spec. I took the damn thing out of there so I know it fits but the wheel doesn't seem to understand that. Some pictures for your entertainment....
Suggestions that don't make me look like a total incompetent would be appreciated. Actually any suggestions would be appreciated.
Suggestions that don't make me look like a total incompetent would be appreciated. Actually any suggestions would be appreciated.