So I was messing with my build and was going to put the front tire on so I could roll it around and the axle would not fit intobthe bearing. Are they suppose to be snug fitting? Or could it possibly be from a different year and just wont fit.

 

shouldn't be THAT snug.... are you sure you have the right axle? If you had a picture I bet someone would be able to identify it.

 

They can be a pain sometimes. You may have to wiggle the fork lowers around to get it to slide through.

 

I cant even get it through the bearings at all.

 

Try putting the axle in the freezer of your fridge for a few hours. If it still won't take the bearings, either the bearings are the wrong size, or the axle is wrong !

 

Or, the axle is hitting the distance collar that sits between the bearings inside the wheel. If you can get the axle in about a half inch and it stops, that's what your problem is. If that is the case, grease the axle and beat it through with a dead blow hammer.,

 

+1.

Run a long screwdriver through to line up the distance collar, and then slide the axle in from the other side while retracting the screwdriver. That's the easiest way I find to get my rear wheel back on.

 

More of this, less of the deadblow hammer...


This should be an easy process. if you're running into resistance, you are doing something wrong. Doing something wrong with more force... well I'm not going to explain the stupidity behind this...

 

first, like i said, if you have the wrong bearings installed and that is your problem, you wont be able to get the axle even a quarter inch installed. second, the distance collar is only sitting inside the wheel between the bearings. it does not touch any other part of the wheel except the bearings. if you knocked it loose when you pulled the wheel it is common for it to be a little skewed in its hole, and therefore not allow the axle to install correctly. having pointed this out, the only way to fix that is to get the axle into the wheel to line everything up again. every time i grab my tools to install a wheel on a bike, one of the first tools on my cart is my trusty soft face dead blow. all it should take is a light whack and the distance collar should seat and let the axle through. i recommend that you give this a shot before you freak out and take apart a wheel for nothing.

for jesse, sometimes the only way to make something fit together correctly is to remind it of where it is supposed to be with a little force. just because you may not understand why you need a deadblow to install an axle sometimes does not make it stupid. ask around any shop and you will probably be told the same thing. once you have seen the genious way that honda built these wheels, and understand the way the parts are supposed to fit together, it will make more sense. i understand, we all say dumb stuff and talk before we think sometimes. get some more experience and come back to me when you are armed with correct information. and yes, that was a shot at you...