• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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Need help. TE449/511 Husky front hub vs Warp 9 hub

K5PL5

K5PL5

Husqvarna
Pro Class
Ok so I have to much freeplay in the front wheel with my 13 TE and the Warp 9 wheels I installed. I slid the axle to the left and clamped it down to try to aleviate this but I dont like doing that. I feel it will affect the fork compression plus the pinch bolts were not designed to maintain preload on the wheel bearing like so. Warp 9 guys have told my dealer "oh Husky used like 3 or 4 different hub sizes. Theyre all different. Has anyone else had these issues? Id like to have a new spacer machined but I dont know the correct width.
 
Measure it, put spindle in, with existing spacer (make sure it is pushed into the bearing case, tighten the nut gentle on the rhs (12mm allen key) leave the 4 bolts loose on the forks, make sure the wheel/disc spins freely in the brake caliper, with equal distance each side of the disc in the caliper, make sure the forks are straight measure the distance between the existing spacer and RH fork. that is the width of the new spacer, I had to have one made to fit the SMR wheels on my TE449. I assume it is the disc that is slightly stepped over the original hub making the gap
 
Husky has been very consistent with the front hub width for 10 years. I switch axles between a 07 and 11 because I like the pull handles. The front spacer did come in 2 sizes, one for the 45mm fork and one for the 48 & 50mm fork. Something definitely is wrong.
 
K5PL5 said:
Ok so I have to much freeplay in the front wheel with my 13 TE and the Warp 9 wheels I installed. I slid the axle to the left and clamped it down to try to aleviate this but I dont like doing that. I feel it will affect the fork compression plus the pinch bolts were not designed to maintain preload on the wheel bearing like so. Warp 9 guys have told my dealer "oh Husky used like 3 or 4 different hub sizes. Theyre all different. Has anyone else had these issues? Id like to have a new spacer machined but I dont know the correct width.
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Hey K5PL5 did you get this sorted? Strange thing happened today with my Warp 9 front wheel (also TE 449). Was told by Warp 9 when I bought them that could use the original spacers and have done so for a couple of years with no trouble, then today refit my Warp 9s (swap regularly between dirt and road wheels) and suddenly there's free play!? Take the wheel off and the right hand bearing is moving freely in the hub (as in you can slide the whole bearing in and out of the housing) and it feels to me like the bearing is deeper in the hub now when you push it in full). Sounds really dodgy (and not sure would even work), but is it possible a Warp 9 is loctiting the bearings part way in yo the hub (I.e. not fully seated) so they can get away with the standard spacer. And now my bearing has come loose so when you fully seat it it now needs a bigger spacer?
 
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