Fall Away?
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RE: Fall Away?
I was thinking if you tighten it, it wouldn't fall as far and if you loosen it , it would fall more...... I'm headed out to shed now so I'll play around with it and see what happens.... thanks for the info thrillseeker.
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RE: Fall Away?
It is not the distance it falls that you are measuring. It is the distance you have to manually turn it before gravity takes over and it "falls away" on it's own. If you have to manually turn it more than two inches before it falls away, you need to loosten the stearing head. (I have found that setting it on the tight end of the recommended range is best. When I set mine on the loose end, I get some high-speed wobble.)
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RE: Fall Away?
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It is not the distance it falls that you are measuring. It is the distance you have to manually turn it before gravity takes over and it "falls away" on it's own. If you have to manually turn it more than two inches before it falls away, you need to loosten the stearing head. (I have found that setting it on the tight end of the recommended range is best. When I set mine on the loose end, I get some high-speed wobble.)
It is not the distance it falls that you are measuring. It is the distance you have to manually turn it before gravity takes over and it "falls away" on it's own. If you have to manually turn it more than two inches before it falls away, you need to loosten the stearing head. (I have found that setting it on the tight end of the recommended range is best. When I set mine on the loose end, I get some high-speed wobble.)
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RE: Fall Away?
My pleasuer Naz. It was confusing to me too the first time I read the manual. It wouldn't be hard for them to write instruction in the manual that were a little more clear, but maybe they really don't want us doing our own maintenance????
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RE: Fall Away?
If you want to check for bearing play the easy way just raise the front of the bike off the ground. Grab the front wheel/tire with one hand and grab the top tree or bar mounts with the other. Lift up on the tire and wiggle back and forth on the top. If everything is tight, you are good, if you feel any slop or play, need to tighten it up. Loosen lower pinch bolts tighten and check until you just get the play out and then give it 1/4 more turn, re-tighten pinch bolts, you are good to go! I have done it that way for 36 years and never had a bearing fail.
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