1980 Kz750E Rear wheel too tight?
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1980 Kz750E Rear wheel too tight?
02 Jul 2012 12:05
I have a 1980 Kz750E. I tore the whole bike down and cleaned it up to sell. When I installed the rear wheel I tightened down the rear wheel and when I do that the wheel gets really hard to turn. If I loosen it up its fine but obviously I can't run it loose. Any ideas?
1977 KZ650B2
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Re: 1980 Kz750E Rear wheel too tight?
02 Jul 2012 13:54
So I checked my manual and everything was lined up correctly...collars, couplings, etc. The only thing that was different was the instead of threading the axle from right to left, I had to start it on the sprocket side because my exhaust pipe was in the way. Could this affect what happens when I tighten it down? Any help would be appreciated....thanks!!
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Re: 1980 Kz750E Rear wheel too tight?
02 Jul 2012 14:04 - 02 Jul 2012 14:05
You can put it in from any side. You probably have a spacer in wrong at the rear hub.
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Re: 1980 Kz750E Rear wheel too tight?
02 Jul 2012 14:21
www.kzzone.com/
cavanaughracing.com/kzdata.html
www.mtceng.com/index.php/us-dealers/44-f...-performance-orlando
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Re: 1980 Kz750E Rear wheel too tight?
02 Jul 2012 17:20 - 02 Jul 2012 17:21
If you are absolutely sure you have all spacers fitted correctly, the only other thing that can cause this is if the spacer inside the rear wheel is too short - or the bearings not fully seated - causing the bearings to bind when under pressure.
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Re: 1980 Kz750E Rear wheel too tight?
02 Jul 2012 18:46 - 22 Jan 2013 20:29
Can you install the rear wheel & axle assy as a unit.
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Re: 1980 Kz750E Rear wheel too tight?
03 Jul 2012 15:26
Thanks everyone for the help...and thanks Peter1958 for the diagram. It showed me that I had one of the collars in wrong. I reassembled it and its perfect!
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