Rear wheel help

[Guest]

putting the rear wheel back on my 81 special, have it together but have 1/8 " gap between the caliper torque plate and the swing arm, there is no axle spacer like on my 78, just a collar between the wheel and the caliper bracket, the gap doesn't seam right any ideas ?
thanks

[corey]

The gap is necessary for the rear brake to be self adjusting. It sorta floats. I think the taper on the axle holds stuff steady, or something like that....

The order of assembly (from left to right side):

-castle nut
-thick chrome washer
-final drive
-rear wheel w/ bearings, etc.
-brake disc (mounted on wheel)
-collar spacer (rides in wheel)
-caliper mount bracket
-brake plate thingy (techinical term)
-right side swing arm

Again, the gap is supposed to be there.

[Guest]

corey

hey thanks i knew the parts were in the right order it didn't look right better to be safe than sorry!

[corey]

Definitely. I knew off hand because I did the same thing two days ago! I was like "Wait a minute..."