Brandad
Junior Member
So having been inspired by those of you who change your own tires, I took a shot at it myself. Everything went well with the exception of how my front wheel fit back in the forks. After I torqued the front axle to the appropriate specs, there was still about 1/8 inch of space between the right collar on the wheel and the inside of the fork. I was able to squeeze the fork & wheel together by hand (using very little force) to butt them together, then keep it secure with the axle pinch bolt. It seems to ride fine so far. Once the brakes were back on, it didn't seem like there was any room for the wheel to slop around regardless. Is this gap normal? Maybe it was like this when I took it apart and just didn't notice?