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Old 07-21-2014, 11:44 AM
Zulfiqar Zulfiqar is offline
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Originally Posted by liquiddog View Post
I got this one done this weekend. I tightened the nut down by hand very tight, but could still freely turn the hub. The washer was locked. I backed it out a bit until the washer turned freely but with some resistance. I could not get any play in the hub in/out or side to side.

I put the rotor on and attached the magnetic part on the rotor and the dial on the nut. Wiggling back and forth I got readings of 1mm of travel. By feel only there was no play at all. With the wheel on there is still no in/out travel but some back and forth travel.

Tightening by hand does not allow me to "lock" the hub/rotor. Should I be cranking that nut with channel locks or something?
If you mounted the stand on the rotor face - did you lock down the rotor to the hub? it takes a spacer and a lug bolt to lock it down, otherwise all readings are off.

I personally like the advance by hand method and the correct quantity of good ol' american wheel bearin' grease fer them new fangled disc brakes
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