MK3 Rear Wheel Assy Problem

Another education in how to make a rear wheel complicated. I have been reassembling my rear wheel all morning and finally have it on the bike. I don't see how anyone could ever do this on the side of the road!
Now that it is all back together, I have a 1/8" gap between the black steel sprocket hub and the aluminum wheel hub in the cush drive area. I tried to take a picture.
I assume there is supposed to be no gap. I t runs true, but looks like it should flush up. Correct? Do you have any idea what could be causing this?
Thanks,
JD75

The gap looks normal for a Mk3.

If there were no gap then there wouldn't be a cush drive as everything would be up solid. As LAB says, it looks about right. If you're confident that the paddles on the sprocket are correctly located in the slots in the cush spider then it's all OK.

Removal on the road is not too bad with a standard tyre but becomes a squeeze if there is anything wider at the back. I generally ride the bike to the tyre dealers and drop the wheels out there on the basis that it's never a bad thing to practice away from home.

jaydee75 said:

Another education in how to make a rear wheel complicated. I have been reassembling my rear wheel all morning and finally have it on the bike. I don't see how anyone could ever do this on the side of the road!

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Hopefully, the only thing you may need to do at the side of the road is remove the wheel in the event of a puncture in which case, the dummy axle and sprocket assembly can remain completely undisturbed during the process.
With a little practise, Mk3 rear wheel removal can literally be a '5 minute' job.

don't feel bad jaycee I asked the same thing 2 years ago