Featured Back In The Saddle

As described here, I had major damage to several rear wheel parts due to a missing spacer. Finally received all the backordered parts and put the bike back together!

 

Yup. My thoughts exactly.

 

Thanks.

Here’s the story. The bike was donated to a church which auctioned it off. Never got a chance to talk to the original owner. The bike looked practically new with very low mileage. Had not been registered for years. Ran well. The problem showed up when I tried to adjust the chain. When I tightened the axle nut it compressed the swing arm and crushed a bearing, etc. Not realizing, I rode it a bit like that, doing further damage. The missing spacer was between sprocket hub and wheel hub.

So, I don’t know who forgot to put the spacer back. I hope that’s that’s the only missing part.