So you don't have to read the entire thread.
The abnormal wear was caused by a warped disk. The outer edge had become uniformly misaligned with the inner edge approx 1.5mm. When I placed the disk on a sheet of glass I didn't notice it until I turned the disk over.
I would like to thank everyone who tried to help me rectify the problem, and in doing so made me more confident and competent with a spanner.
I replaced the disk today along with the pads, brake fluid, and new seals.
Neil
On my way home from work tonight I didn't use my ear plugs and I noticed a really nasty rubbing on my rear disk. So I took it down and found this really weird wear on the rear disc hanger.
Hanger removed from guide and shot of rear wheel spacer.
At first I thought I was missing a washer? According to the Haynes manual there is no washer on the right hand side.
I was thinking that my rear wheel must be out of alignment to cause this wear.
I have not used the string alignment method because frankly I don't understand how to do it? I am the type of person who needs to be physically shown how to do something and then I have got it.
I have no abnormal tyre wear.
The bike goes in a straight line with my hands of the bars.
I am not missing any washers or spacers from the rear.
The hanger sits well in the mounting guide on the inside of the swing arm.
The rear wheel is torqued up to 120Nm as per manual.
When I loosened the wheel the rubbing was less pronounced as I was able to physically move the hanger.
The abnormal wear was caused by a warped disk. The outer edge had become uniformly misaligned with the inner edge approx 1.5mm. When I placed the disk on a sheet of glass I didn't notice it until I turned the disk over.
I would like to thank everyone who tried to help me rectify the problem, and in doing so made me more confident and competent with a spanner.
I replaced the disk today along with the pads, brake fluid, and new seals.
Neil
On my way home from work tonight I didn't use my ear plugs and I noticed a really nasty rubbing on my rear disk. So I took it down and found this really weird wear on the rear disc hanger.
Hanger removed from guide and shot of rear wheel spacer.
At first I thought I was missing a washer? According to the Haynes manual there is no washer on the right hand side.
I was thinking that my rear wheel must be out of alignment to cause this wear.
I have not used the string alignment method because frankly I don't understand how to do it? I am the type of person who needs to be physically shown how to do something and then I have got it.
I have no abnormal tyre wear.
The bike goes in a straight line with my hands of the bars.
I am not missing any washers or spacers from the rear.
The hanger sits well in the mounting guide on the inside of the swing arm.
The rear wheel is torqued up to 120Nm as per manual.
When I loosened the wheel the rubbing was less pronounced as I was able to physically move the hanger.
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