Rear wheel stiff to turn by hand

[clanadam]

Not sure if I have a problem with my 2004 FZ-6 or not. When on the centre stand the rear wheel felt very stiff to turn by hand. I took the wheel off and cleaned up (took out and scrubbed) the chain adjusters etc which were all crudded up after a couple of winter's use   


I regreased the axle and put it all back together and was hopeful it was sorted as all felt good before I tightened the axle nut up. It is now better than it was but is still stiffer than I think it should be. The rear pads definitely aren't binding so any ideas what could be causing this to stiffen up? The chain is also not too tight - tested with bike off centre stand as well and it's still got some play in it.


It feels fine to ride but I'm not happy it isn't spinning as freely as I think it should - any ideas?


Thanks in advance.

[Grahamm]

If you try to spin the wheel, does it keep going or immediately stop when you stop pushing?

Also, if you've taken the wheel out, try putting in back in place without the chain around the sprocket and see how easily it spins then.

[mickvp]

Is the axle nut done up to the correct torque?

[clanadam]

Yup - torque wrench was used to tighten it up. Doesn't seem so bad now after a couple of weeks so looks like no problem. Ride more worry less 

[bigralphie]

Have you had 2 shredded wheat's not just one