Front wheel install & Fork Alignment question

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  1. straycat

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    OK fella's, I follow the steps from the manual for the front wheel install, but at the step where you loosen off the left pinch bolt again (to align the forks) the left fork opens up about +1mm, leaving a +1mm space between the wheel spacer and the inside of the fork leg....should I be concerned ?

    I understand the purpose of the "loosens the left pinch bolt" is to allow the forks to align so they dont stick, ive just never seen such an obvious movement of a fork leg when doing this.

    Steps are basically
    1) align the end of the axle with the outside of the left fork leg
    2) Tighten the left pinch bolt
    3) Tighten the axle bolt
    4) Loosen the left pinch bolt ***** this is where the left fork leg pops outwards by ~1+ mm
    5) Tighten the right pinch bolt
    6) pump the front end
    7) tighten the left pinch bolt

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    Got my answer --- Normal -- All Good
     
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