I just received my MAC motor, and I've assembled the engine bits and have started fitting the wheel to the dropouts. First question I have is: On each side of the axle is a nut, a washer with a bent lug and normal flat washer (as per pic 1).
My first question is: should the flat washer go on the inside of the dropout or on the outside of the dropout (behind the washer with the lug)?
Then after I started fitting the wheel I quickly found out that one side of the motor was rubbing against the inside of the fork (see pic 2).
Obviously, the amount of space between the forks is very narrow. So I packed that side out with 3 washers on the inside of the dropout (pic3)
On the other side I used no washer behind the dropout (pic4).
The wheel now sits in the middle of the fork and spins freely without wobbling. I'd like to know whether thats a safe and acceptable installation? Or should I wedge the fork open a bit more and pack the other side out with 3 washers as well?
Or should I get a different fork altogether?
My first question is: should the flat washer go on the inside of the dropout or on the outside of the dropout (behind the washer with the lug)?
Then after I started fitting the wheel I quickly found out that one side of the motor was rubbing against the inside of the fork (see pic 2).
Obviously, the amount of space between the forks is very narrow. So I packed that side out with 3 washers on the inside of the dropout (pic3)
On the other side I used no washer behind the dropout (pic4).
The wheel now sits in the middle of the fork and spins freely without wobbling. I'd like to know whether thats a safe and acceptable installation? Or should I wedge the fork open a bit more and pack the other side out with 3 washers as well?
Or should I get a different fork altogether?