09-09-2014, 11:17 AM
(09-08-2014, 10:34 PM)silascopathic_imp Wrote: Good thoughts gents! Hopefully this weekend I can take the wheels off and get to the bottom of this. It is really on the rear wheel at this point. Glad I asked the group. I will report back with my (hopefull) success
you're hearing what sounds like the spacer flop around while riding or turning the wheel? That sounds impossible. If the axle was torqued and the spacer was not squeezed between the outer spacers and bearing races, the bearings would have so much side force that the wheel would barely turn. You might be hearing the clack of a failed wheel bearing or something screwey with the driven hub or some other sound. As mentioned, the wheel bearings are ruined when removed and new must be installed (properly).
Last year you had a thread on your bad bearings after the powdercoat job. Did you ever have new bearings put in? This could be the same thing.