how freely should a rear wheel turn on a shaftie?

[psyguy]

was working on something else on my bike and noticed the following:

when on central stand the real wheel is quite difficult to turn by hand
is this normal? [-o<

(the rear brake is not binding, the wheel bearings are new, bike is in neutral gear, new oil in secondary gears and final drive)

thanks

[Colin Green]

was working on something else on my bike and noticed the following:

when on central stand the real wheel is quite difficult to turn by hand
is this normal? [-o<

(the rear brake is not binding, the wheel bearings are new, bike is in neutral gear, new oil in secondary gears and final drive)

thanks

I'm just guessing, but I think (by feel) that mine takes about 3 lbs pressure to turn the wheel by lifting on the spoke.

[lurch12_2000]

I can turn the rear wheel on my GS1100G with just my thumb and one finger without much effort, but the tire stops as soon I let go.

[Colin Green]

I can turn the rear wheel on my GS1100G with just my thumb and one finger without much effort, but the tire stops as soon I let go.

If I give my rear wheel a really big shove it will continue to spin about 1/10 of a revolution before it stops

[salty_monk]

Sounds similar to mine... it is noticeably more difficult to push my 1000G than the 1000E

Dan

[psyguy]

maybe i'm not strong enough - lol

i may not be as strong as you guys... but i wasnt able to give the wheel any "spin" at all, and i wouldnt describe its movement as "turning freely", and certainly not a "finger and thumb push" only

is there any more scientific way to test this (so we take all this subjectivity and guess work out of it)?

[Steve]

If I give my rear wheel a really big shove it will continue to spin about 1/10 of a revolution before it stops

I could get 1/8 of a turn on mine.


Maybe I'm just more repulsive? :shock:

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[rustybronco]

Take the caliper off , then try it.

[bwringer]

Yup -- sounds like your rear brake is dragging.

Are you sure it's in neutral...? :-D

[mortation]

When in nuetral on the center stand you should be able to move the wheel with little effort. Check your caliper, axle torque, and make sure it IS in neutral

[spchips]

One thing to triple check is that the order of assembly of all the brake spacers is correct. If this is wrong, the caliper will drag very badly.

[jadesystem]

I have a shaft bike, and it should spin freely. It is a Honda Shadow bike
but same principal. Lubricate the worm drive gear, and release the rear brake cam assuming this bike has rear drum brakes. It should spin freely.

Also center spindle shaft may be binding - use 10-wt machine oil after
lightly sanding shaft down or using steel wool or wire wheel grinder to remove rust, oxidation or baked-on grease that will increase resistance against the the wheel spinning freely.

[psyguy]

thanks

ok, for a start i'll take the caliper off and report back

btw, the bike IS in neutral, but thank you for reminding me how easy it is to do something silly, for me anyway

[Colin Green]

I could get 1/8 of a turn on mine.


Maybe I'm just more repulsive? :shock:

.

I can't accept that you might be more repulsive than me, so I put my most repulsive face on and tried again.. I reckon I got somewhere between 1/6th and 1/4 of a free spin turn when at my most repulsive. Therefore proving that I am the more repulsive.

Perhaps Psyguy should stop smiling at his wheel scientifically, put on his subjectively ugly face and push harder

[catbed]

if i give it a nice firm pull, i can get it to spin halfway around. i can move mine easily with my pinky.