I have a 2010 TE310 with 50 hours on it, when it was up on a work stand for chain adjustment I noticed that the rear wheel doesn't spin freely, checked the rear brake and its not dragging, the chain is a little stiff, however this seemingly isnt the cause, loosened the rear axle to see if something was binding, no luck? has anyone had this problem? are the wheel bearings that stiff?seemingly it will affect the clutch life span.......
has the rear chain block guard underneath the swingarm been knocked out of line, this will cause it to rub against your rear sprocket??
Make sure the wheel lines up with the front sprocket too, if you put a straight edge on the rear sprocket/chain it should be pointing to the front, not of to the left or right... sometimes the axle block markers are out! try and flip the dust seals off (and the bearing dust seals on the side of the bearing) and take a look at the bearings, if they are dry and nasty you may want to replace them...
Also make sure rear caliper is slid into the swingarm mount straight and slides freely. Does the axle slide in and out freely? Caliper mount could be slightly out of line and making axle bind.
Thanks all, I will look at these when i get a chance, thing is its a new bike (purchased in nov. 2010) not real familiar with what is the norm. with husky, always been a yamaha / honda rider, saw a few posts where husky owners complained about bearings / bushings wearing out or seizing prematurely, if alignment isn't the issue i will probably take it back to the dealer and have it squared away. in my opinion wheels should spin freely right..
Take the chain off & spin the wheel. It will not spend as freely as the front wheel but there shouldn't be any drag. Just like any bike. Make sure you have the proper torque on the axle nut.
