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Rubber Biscuit

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Richard Ducati

Tuned and Synch'ed
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No, not the Beatles album, but the cush drive/rubber dampeners fitted to the rear wheel. I just went from a wire wheel to a cast wheel on the rear of my '14 V7 Special and the new to me cast wheel doesn't engage with the bevel drive as deeply as the spoke wheel. After some measurement, it appears that the space for the rubbers in the cast wheel is a bit shallower than the wire wheel...basically equal to the depth of the nubs on the rubber bits.

Has anyone else experienced this? I've not read of anyone encountering such a thing when the topic of wheel swaps are discussed. The cast wheel came off ebay and was supposedly sourced from a 2013 Stone.

cheers,

-- Rich
 
DeadEye said:
I think the Album was Rubber Soul :) Rubber Biscuit was done by the Blues Brothers.
Can you grind it down ? ( Accurately ) Or order the part from the Home Land...
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Beatles, Blues Brothers...dunno how I'd confuse the work by those two, but, alas, I did. Measuring the hubs now, as I cannot fathom how one wheel fits and the other doesn't with the same set of rubbers. The parts phish for 2014 lists the same part number for the rubber bits on both wheels. As well as fitting a number of other models. Something is amiss...

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Alright, well that was silly. I started measuring and realized that at the depth of the pockets for the rubber bits, the prior owner had used silicone to hold the rubbers in place sometime in the past. I didn't notice it and the overall result was a 1-2 mm increase in the height of the rubber. Cleaned the mess and now all is well. Sorry for the stupid thread. I actually looked closely at the bearings due to the wheel being used, but didn't inspect those cavities at all prior to moving forward.
 
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Richard Ducati said:
the prior owner had used silicone to hold the rubbers in place sometime in the past. I didn't notice it and the overall result was a 1-2 mm increase in the height of the rubber.
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That is a common trick to get the rubbers to stay in place when refitting the wheel.
 
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