Rear wheel Fitting problem - New Frame

tjdixon911
tjdixon911 Posts: 110
edited October 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
I have just built up a brand new frame, its a Cove Hustler (Replacement of my previous under warranty) This is the first time i've built a bike and I am stuck on getting the rear wheel on - It just doesn't want to go fully into the slot, it seems to get stuck halfway down (Just where the widest point of the axle meets the narrowest point of the frame, if that makes sense) - I've tried everything that I can think of, removing the brake caliper, making sure the tyres not stuck, frame width seems fine.

Any idea's?

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  • christurbo
    christurbo Posts: 432
    Pics?
  • tjdixon911
    tjdixon911 Posts: 110
    P8270017.jpg

    Hope this helps, seriously I have checked everything and nothing seems to be stopping it from going any further!
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    File time. just a bit too much power coating/paint on the drop outs.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • tjdixon911
    tjdixon911 Posts: 110
    nicklouse wrote:
    File time. just a bit too much power coating/paint on the drop outs.

    Yep thats my thinking, had a look at my mates Cove Stiffee which he has just built from a 2nd hand frame and they have been filed slightly..

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