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Thanks for the suggestion slowster. I've just checked and there is sufficient gap between the pads to get the disc in.

Sorry for troubling you guys with my silly newbie problems. I may be best just going back to the shop I bought it from as it is still under warranty. Thanks for your input, I thought it may be some common problem you were aware of and have solution for.

Fausto99 you may be correct. I could have lost a washer during my tribulations outside before a ride, but not sure if there was one on the lever side.

It may possibly have something to do with the disk slotting into the pads, but it is difficult to tell while I'm on my own with no one to support it while I check. It used to be so easy, but is obviously getting worse.

Just can't see what is snagging it.

I've just taken the front wheel out and taken the attached photos. Spent 10 minutes trying to refit the front wheel unsuccessfully in the comfort of my own garage but can't do it at all now! Never had it that bad previously after getting it out of the car ready for a ride. It just won't go back into the forks.

No problem oldtimer99. I just have a bad minute or more holding up a heavy ebike with one hand whilst fiddling about getting the wheel in or out with the other hand, when it used to be a quick and easy operation.
Originally after opening the lever I would simply twiddle out the lever side or the nut side just several turns, lift up the front end and the wheel would be straight out of the forks. It slotted back in easily and I'd twiddle the nut slightly and flip the lever back to clamp. Every other time I might need to twiddle the nut a turn or so to stop the lever being too tight or too loose. Now, the process above needs numerous repeats of loosening until the wheel finally comes out of the forks. Often I end up repeating the loosening sometimes until the nut or the lever falls off. It is also a right fiddle to slot the wheel back in. If a nut falls off, it slots in or comes out of the forks easily. But that method seems to defeat the object of a quick release mechanism, so something is amiss. I have disc brakes but they are not part of the problem. The springs each side of the axle are fat side out, as per pictures I've seen online. The springs have fallen out a few times during the process.

I'm new to cycling. I bought an ebike about 3 months ago. I often remove the front wheel to get the bike in my car. The process of removing or replacing the wheel normally takes just a few seconds (less than 10 seconds), but recently the process has become time consuming and frustrating, sometimes taking a minute or more and often requiring the complete removal of a nut. I've looked closely at the mechanism and just can't figure out was is wrong, or what I am doing wrong. Can someone please advise with any suggestions?