Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > Quick question , someone ?

[iang]

I have just fitted my new tyres and 'forgot' to check which way the front wheel spacer went.

It has a thin shoulder on one side ( That I have next to the fork leg ) and a thicker shoulder on the other side ( That I have inside the wheel )

Is it fitted the correct way ??

I only ask because the front wheel does not seem to spin very easily, it does go round but not as freely as I would have though it should, it could have been like this before but I never tried it before taking the wheel out.

Thanks

[HW]

I've just taken a looksie, and it's going to be tough to tell.

What I can see without taking my front wheel out, is the the wheel side the flange is almost flush with the seal (just a sliver showing) and the fork leg side there is about 4 mm. I would not be able to compare the two sides without taking it out. I think you should look at the wheel side and see whether the flange is proud of the seal or not.

Does that help? Is there anything else I can do?

[iang]

HW, cheers you have confirmed that I have it in the correct way, the bit that you cannot see ( wheel side ) is about 20 mm wide which is inside the bearing and the fork side is about 4 mm.

Thanks Again

[madmav]

Don't know what bike yours is !!!!!

but i would have thought if it was the wrong way round the calipers would not line up!

[HW]

Originally posted by madmav
Don't know what bike yours is !!!!!

but i would have thought if it was the wrong way round the calipers would not line up!

Nah, he means the loose spacer which could be reversed, not the wheel. It has a thicker flange on either side, one side thicker than the other.

[andyb]

You should be able to see a mark that the seal inside the wheel has made...........