Tmax 500 Front Axle too deep ?

[sofiane]

Hi Everyone, 

I went to Yamaha to change both tires for my Tmax. I have noticed that the front axle is kind of deep now. 

would it be safe to ride ? what do you guys think? ( I have marked the placement with some black and white just to see if it stays at the same place) 

Thanks! 

[snaker]

So is the axle actually positioned differently now than before?
Or don't you recall?
I looked up one of the Tmax manuals linked at the left side of the page.
It showed 2 brake discs and a pretty common setup.
Can't do a whole lot wrong there without causing a dragging wheel or hung up brakes.

I did notice the tmax 530 (page 4-8) had one collar and the tmax 500 (page 4-18) had 2 collars.
The 2 collar setup are slightly different sizes.
If you have that, maybe the 2 collars were swapped?

[aeroxbud]

That looks too far in to me. Usually on bikes the axle is about level with the fork, or protruding a little.

[90GTVert]

Pics from my 2011 500. Basically flush on both sides. I would think there’s a spacing issue or you got one of those mechanics that goes wild with a big impact gun. In either case, I’d think you’d have some binding. Put it on the center stand and have someone push down on the rear till the front comes off of the ground. Then you can spin the front wheel and see if it’s free or tight. Should be pretty free. I’ve always kept spacers where they should be and torqued to spec and it all works great.