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I took off the rear wheel of my 1979 Standard XS1100, checked and greased the splines and now I am not quite sure if I assembled everything in the right order
I should have taken pictures, thought that I should be able to see how things are assembled in the manual, but I want to make sure that I did it right.
This is how it looks now:
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Is this OK?
I also have a hard time getting the axle in; there are about 2 inches more to go. Should I lift the wheel and "wiggle" things in place, use a hammer...?
I was also wondering, what the best way is to torque the 4 nuts correctly that hold the final gear case. With the wheel in place there is very little room for at least two of the nuts.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Armin
RobKEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN
1978 XS1100E Modified
1978 XS500E
1979 XS1100F Restored
1980 XS1100 SG
1981 Suzuki GS1100
1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana
1983 Honda CB900 CustomComment
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Maybe a good cleaning of the wheel spline mating surfaces is in order; if the wheel isn't seating all the way, this could be the problem.Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
'78E original owner - resto project
'78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
'82 XJ rebuild project
'80SG restified, red SOLD
'79F parts...
'81H more parts...
Other current bikes:
'93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
'86 XL883/1200 Chopper
'82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...Comment
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Thats true but if not engaged squarely it would cause misalignment and everything or something in that photo looks "off"
RobKEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN
1978 XS1100E Modified
1978 XS500E
1979 XS1100F Restored
1980 XS1100 SG
1981 Suzuki GS1100
1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana
1983 Honda CB900 CustomComment
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Is that photo after the axle was tightened into place? If not, that gap will likely be closed by tightening the axle into position and that would be OK so ling as that gap is even all round but in the photo it looks uneven unless its just the angle of the photo.
RobKEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN
1978 XS1100E Modified
1978 XS500E
1979 XS1100F Restored
1980 XS1100 SG
1981 Suzuki GS1100
1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana
1983 Honda CB900 CustomComment
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I will work on the bike again this weekend and hopefully things be be aligned when I am finally done.
Thanks again for your input!
Armin2018 Suzuki DR650, no XS1100 right now.Comment
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This all may be just an alignment problem.
You may have a slightly bent steel caliper bracket, along with a tweaked swingarm. With the aluminum caliper bracket/steel caliper bracket assembled and the pivot nut tightened, the steel caliper bracket should pivot into place over the spacer and fit flush/parallel to the spacer. With the wheel installed and fully seated, this assembly should then slip over the rotor and down into place without forcing, leaving a small gap between the steel bracket and the swingarm (between .010" and .050"). Assuming eveything else is right, yours appears to be bent.
If everything is aligned right, the axle should just push in or at most just need light taps.Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
'78E original owner - resto project
'78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
'82 XJ rebuild project
'80SG restified, red SOLD
'79F parts...
'81H more parts...
Other current bikes:
'93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
'86 XL883/1200 Chopper
'82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...Comment
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