Speedo gear housing preventing front wheel from spinning

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Speedo gear housing preventing front wheel from spinning

13 Jun 2020 22:08 - 13 Jun 2020 22:09

1980 kz650. Installed the front wheel exactly as the manual said. Speedo gear housing rotated easily. Tightened the axle nut to 60 ft-lbs. Now it rotates WITH the front wheel until the projection hits the fork. I’m worries I smashed something as I tightened the axle nut that hard.

1980 KZ650F1 - 10k miles (see photo)
1981 KZ305 CSR - 10k miles (didn't have the heart to customize this one, will stay original)

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Re: Speedo gear housing preventing front wheel from spinning

13 Jun 2020 23:02

#828123

Tightened the axle clamps and the speedometer housing stopped rotating. However the wheel is still very difficult to rotate by hand, which was not the case a few days ago before I took it off. Is it possible to over tighten the axle nut?

1980 KZ650F1 - 10k miles (see photo)
1981 KZ305 CSR - 10k miles (didn't have the heart to customize this one, will stay original)

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Re: Speedo gear housing preventing front wheel from spinning

14 Jun 2020 05:43 - 14 Jun 2020 05:44

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I think you need to check the speedometer gear tab # 3 and the notch in the speedometer gear drive # 5 to make sure they fit right.
there is also a tab on the fork tube and one on the speedometer housing that prevent the housing from spinning past it's normal position.