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There is something wrong here.  The wheel will have some drag on it from various points, but it should spin freely without undue drag or effort.

Are you sure you put the Speedo drive back in correctly?
Did you put the spacer back in?  Is it on the left side? (where the pinch bolts are)
Is one of the brake pads hanging up?, cocked in there somehow?
Is the tire contacting the ground as you try to spin it?

The speedo drive should be located so that the cable exits the drive at right angles to the fork and facing to the rear of the motorcycle, make certain the tangs on the inside of the drive match the grooves.
The spacer should have some light grease smeared on the inside before installation.
Tighten the wheel spindle to 61Nm.
Lower the motorcycle to the ground and pump the front suspension several times by pushing down sharply on the handlebars to allow the fork legs to float to their correct positions.
tighten the left fork pinch bolts to 20Nm
Then fit the calipers bolts to 40Nm

Hope that helps.

Dan.

Dan Wallander
Albuquerque, New Mexico
www.danwallander.com 
Triumph Sprint ST :: BMW R90/6
TSRA-VP, ABC, IBA, AMA,HSTA




This is a Sprint ST newbie question. 
Once you have the axle back in place and torque it to 61Nm, should the wheel spin freely?
Mine takes effort to spin the wheel. I'm confident that my speedo drive is aligned correctly and I have the spacer seated right.
I guess I was expecting the wheel to spin easily like a bicycle tire but remember, I'm new at this.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I want to get this done so I can ride this weekend!

Alan...
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<DIV>There is something wrong here.&nbsp; The wheel will have some drag on it from various points, but it should spin freely without undue drag or effort.</DIV>
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<DIV>Are you sure you put the Speedo drive back in correctly?</DIV>
<DIV>Did you put the spacer back in?&nbsp; Is it on the left side? (where the pinch bolts are)</DIV>
<DIV>Is one of the brake pads hanging up?, cocked in there somehow?</DIV>
<DIV>Is the tire contacting the ground as you try to spin it?</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>The speedo drive should be located so that the cable exits the drive at right angles to the fork and facing to the rear of the motorcycle, make certain the tangs on the inside of the drive match the grooves.</DIV>
<DIV>The spacer should have some light grease smeared on the inside before installation.</DIV>
<DIV>Tighten the wheel spindle to 61Nm.</DIV>
<DIV>Lower the motorcycle to the ground and pump the front suspension several times by pushing down sharply on the handlebars to allow the fork legs to float to their correct positions.</DIV>
<DIV>tighten the left fork pinch bolts to 20Nm</DIV>
<DIV>Then fit the calipers bolts to 40Nm</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Hope that helps.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Dan.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV>Dan Wallander</DIV>
<DIV>Albuquerque, New Mexico</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.danwallander.com";>www.danwallander.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV>Triumph Sprint ST :: BMW R90/6</DIV>
<DIV>TSRA-VP, ABC, IBA, AMA,HSTA</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a Sprint ST newbie question. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Once you have the axle back in place and&nbsp;torque it to 61Nm, should the wheel spin freely?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mine takes&nbsp;effort to spin the wheel. I'm confident that my speedo drive is aligned correctly and I have the spacer seated right.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess I was expecting the wheel to spin&nbsp;easily like a bicycle tire but remember, I'm new at this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I want to get this done so I can ride this weekend!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan...</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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