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New front tire and something is wrong
Hi all, Took my front tire off per the chiltons got a new tire and installed in reverse, Problem lies in the brake disk is rubbing on the fork how do you center the brake disk, I tighten up the axel and it get worse. Tire is really dragging wont even spin when up in the air. I took off the brakes and compressed it a tad reinstalled. disk is rubbing on fork
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Bike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
1980 XS 850 special wife sold -
On the special you have to loosen the pinch bolt on the right front fork and center the rotor on the groove in the fork lower. It's just a design defect.
Ain't no thang.Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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Ok
Will give it a try thanks, so loosen the pinch and try to pull the fork away from the wheel (its rubbing on the outside) and tighten the pinchBike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
1980 XS 850 special wife soldComment
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well hmmm, now i see this...its been a while, maybe 3000 miles since i did it, but last time i took off my front wheel i couldnt get the right hand side disk ( if sitting on the bike ) lined up...it rubbed on the fork, i thought that i lost a spacer or something...so i went to lowes and got a really big washer ( large diameter, thin though, not very thick ) dremeled it just right to fit and voila worked like a charm...the bike seems to run great with no problems in the wheel or the brake....79 XS11 special "Loki" - homemade 4-2 exhaust, pod filters, rebuilt forks with progressive springs, tkat fork brace, progressive shocks, rebuilt all brakes and MC's, rebuilt carbs with #142.5 main and #42.5 pilot, a custom front and chin fairing, and a handmade set of saddlebags....
09 YZF-R1 " Toothless"
04 Buell XB12R "Butterfly"
"I had a name at some point, a birth-name, but now everyone just calls me Wolf...."
Wolf
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That'll work Wolf as long as the rotor is centered but the washer isn't necessary because the pinch bolt holds the axle tight.Originally posted by airborneXS View PostGreg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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ha...now i know...i thought for sure the PO had forgotten something or lost a spacer...i spent hours on that damn spacer...lol...oh well, it works so its staying...lol79 XS11 special "Loki" - homemade 4-2 exhaust, pod filters, rebuilt forks with progressive springs, tkat fork brace, progressive shocks, rebuilt all brakes and MC's, rebuilt carbs with #142.5 main and #42.5 pilot, a custom front and chin fairing, and a handmade set of saddlebags....
09 YZF-R1 " Toothless"
04 Buell XB12R "Butterfly"
"I had a name at some point, a birth-name, but now everyone just calls me Wolf...."
Wolf
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Thanks
Well l untighten my pinch and pulled the fork over with the claw from a hammer seems to be better
Thanks everyone
JeffBike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
1980 XS 850 special wife soldComment
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