Originally Posted by
blamester
Doesn't make sense.
With the wheel installed and secured grab the wheel by the tyre and push it back and forth and see whats moving.
Are the brakes sticking closed?
With the wheel installed and secured I can push the wheel all the way to the brake pad on either side with moderate (pushing on it pretty hard but not beating on it) effort (with the rear brake all the way open.) It doesn't look like play in the hub, and the brake is not sticking closed. I don't have another wheel with me at the moment to compare to.