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Direction of front wheel?

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5.1K views 8 replies 4 participants last post by  maverickfhs  
#1 ·
So I installed new tires and I think, have done all necessary precaution to install front tire and wheel in correct direction, as they were before removal.

But now for some reason front brake side(right) caliper is not seating properly, pistons are compressed and there's a lot of space in the pads to smoothly slide on the rotor. I tried many different way, but it's not seating smoothly and properly.

Now I am wondering, if I reversed direction of the wheel? Is there a way to find out what should be direction of wheel alone? Are there any indentation or any marks to figure it out?

Thanks for any help.
 
#2 ·
There is a small arrow cast into one of the spokes showing forward direction. A lot of discs also have arrows stamped into them near the center. The wall of the tyre will also have a direction arrow.

When you have the wheel back on you will need to pull the brake lever a few times to reseat the pads onto the disc. Have you done this? Before you do this there will be a gap between the pads and the disc at some points.
 
#3 ·
Thanks very much, yeah I installed the tire in the direction of arrows, ensuring should move forward in the direction of arrows.

I'll try to find a arrow on the disc, as well as on the spokes. I hope they are not misaligned!

I never pulled brake lever yet, because I am unable to seat (right/front brake) caliper properly, for some reason it's not seating on the rotor.
 
#4 ·
They are a bitch to get on. Loosen the rotor a bit and try to get the caliper on that way with a little bit of wiggling, then tighten everything up.
 
#5 · (Edited)
Thanks guys, appreciate your input and help. Think I found the problem, arrow direction on the wheel is opposite to the tire. While I tried my best to make sure it's going properly, but oh well! :(

Question is, can I install in the right direction of wheel and opposite direction of tire? So can tire be installed in opposite direction of it's directional arrow?

If not, no biggie and I'll just change the direction of tire!
 

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#7 ·
I would flip it, who did you have that installed it backwards?? Surely they won't charge you to flip it to the right direction.
 
#9 ·
Just to update, in case if anyone else is also having similar issue.

There's a direction of wheel mentioned on the spokes and it should be followed.

In my case, my tire direction was good, but wheel direction was wrong, hence I was struggling with one caliper. After redoing tire, it was a breeze.

Big thanks to Doppler for his value input. Thanks guys :)