Rear wheel spacer

rainman

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Steve ( rainman) Eads

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Rear wheel spacer

« on: March 08, 2011, 07:21:14 AM »

Changed the left rear wheel bearing last fall and setting around this winter was thing about the rear wheel spacer. crazy2

My question is does this spacer have to be their? And what does it do? Besides making it harder to get the left bearing out. Looks like there is too much slop from side to side to be a spacer. Has anyone taken it out? And if so have you had any problems?


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X Ring

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Re: Rear wheel spacer

« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2011, 11:38:07 AM »

Which spacer are you talking about? The one inside the wheel or the one between the left wheel bearing and the frame?

Marty


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Jack

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Re: Rear wheel spacer

« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2011, 11:44:01 AM »

either way, spacers are there for a reason.


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bigvalkriefan

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Re: Rear wheel spacer

« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2011, 12:21:15 PM »

I doubt very seriously that the Honda engineers would have a part in there that wasn't necessary.


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rainman

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Steve ( rainman) Eads

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Re: Rear wheel spacer

« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2011, 12:48:00 PM »

Quote from: X Ring on March 08, 2011, 11:38:07 AM

Which spacer are you talking about? The one inside the wheel or the one between the left wheel bearing and the frame?

Marty

the spacer that goes inside the wheel


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Duffy

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Re: Rear wheel spacer

« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2011, 12:51:17 PM »

I am no mechanic - the Tech board could vouch for that! Cheesy

But I think removing the spacer would mess up the drive shaft alingment pretty quick. Undecided


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Scott in Ok

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Re: Rear wheel spacer

« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2011, 12:57:45 PM »

The spacer inside the wheel is there for a reason.

It takes up the space between the two bearing inner races making it one solid piece(when combined with the rest of the rear end). Without it, the bearings would last until you torqued the axle nut, and that would be the end of them(or soon thereafter). Bearings of that type aren't designed to have any side load.

-Scott


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Highbinder

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Re: Rear wheel spacer

« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2011, 02:30:09 PM »

That's referred to as a thrust washer and does have a purpose....while out in Washington State I had a flat tire and had a dealer replace the tire and he left the thrust washer out and I rode the bike all the way back to Va. When I got home I noticed alittle play in the wheel and decided to pull it....it had damaged the inter hub and rubbed the backside of final drive flange...and I had to replace the wheel... I probably could have just put 2 thrust washers in, but decided to just replace the wheel.....put it back in.... cooldude


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rainman

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Steve ( rainman) Eads

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Re: Rear wheel spacer

« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2011, 03:04:07 PM »

thanks Scott and Highbinder I did put it back in but I know how the auto manufacturers do some things but what you guys say make sense.

Thanks cooldude


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