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Old 03-10-16, 21:04
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Originally Posted by Peedubbleyew View Post
I have removed the wheel, and found that the right side straight axle collar was pushed right inside the hub against the bearing, and so giving no spacing at all.
This is normal and how it should be. The RHS collar should have no spacing effect; if it does, you'll have alignment issues. There is no fixed spacing on the RHS, the fork position (and caliper) is completely determined by where the axle is in relation to the fork leg when the pinch bolts are nipped up.

As it is only your RH disc and caliper that are making contact (I'm assuming the LH is fine?) it can only be the fork alignment causing the issue. If it was on the left (or both sides) then the spacer could be blamed - there is only ONE spacer on the front axle and that is on the left and is held in place/position by the axle's tightening torque. Both the disc's positions are fixed in relation to the LH fork leg. The spacer however has no effect on the relationship of RH disc and caliper position; that is governed by the axle clamping position only.

I would guess that the garage that did the work didn't align the forks carefully enough by tightening the axle, compressing and releasing the forks several times and then tightening the pinch bolts. Even if they did follow the correct procedure, alignment can still get fouled up if the mudguard was not removed which, if left in place, causes the forks to splay out (and the inner side of the LH disc will contact the caliper).

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Originally Posted by Peedubbleyew View Post
So, to help my diagnosis, can anyone please have a look and tell me if the hub side with the writing cast into it ("Grimeca") etc, and the bearing nearest the surface, should be on the left or right of the bike looking fwd? I know the top hat spacer goes on the left - is that where the bearing should be sunk farthest into the hub?
As mentioned, lettering on the RHS. Also look closely at the hub - the LHS has a longer 'nose' casting (bearing carrier) protruding out from the webbing than on the RHS.

An exploded diagram might help too: