[tpdavis]

OK, I take apart the front wheel (tip: Stuff something between the plates in your disc brakes before completely removing the wheel--hardest part of reassembly was trying to get the disc back in the pads). Nothing seemed wrong with the rocker. But as I was down there I moved the fork around and heard a plastic sounding pop; then the wheel wouldn't turn to the right without a lot of force. Didn't do it all the time. AHA! So I remove the front underfender and what the manual calls the fork fender. The fork fender rides on the underfender. What I found was the top side of the fork fender had been chipped away and deformed. I don't know by what since after I removed it there wasn't anything that looked like it would get in the way. In any case, I left off the fork fender as well as the underfender and I'll see if the loss of steering occurs again. If not, then I'm good since I rarely ride on wet roads so no real need for those two extra pieces of plastic.

Thanks, all, for letting me whine and for the helpful tips.