Guys,
Just putting my new rear wheel onto my steal Centurion frame but there is a gap of about 2-3mm on each side between the inner nut of the hub and the inside of the rear dropouts. Should I just tighten both ends up so that the rear dropouts gets pushed in or do I need a spacer in there ? I have had an lbs tell me to just tighten evenly and the steal will bend slightly to accommodate this.
the axle might slip forward due to the dropouts no longer being horizontal. I found this happened when i bent the rear forks inward but it may have been more than 2-3mm i cant remember.
You should be able to get spacers from your LBS or just use some washers - put either in between the cone and locknut. It’s obviously easy and quick to do so I’ve always done that rather than flexing the frame.