Front end wobble question
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From: Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand
Well as the only suggestion you haven't actioned is the neck bearings I would suggest you pull the front end and look at them. The wobble could be caused by off-centre wear or notching of the bearings.
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Dirt don't hurt
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From: Haslet Texas
This has been a problem for a while but since I am no fan of the cold I thought I'd throw it up here to see what y'all said,
That said when it warms up some I'll take your and the Doc's suggestion and have a look at the neck bearings.
Hell I'll probably just replace them since I'm there.
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From: Honah Lee
The bike I'm talking about isn't the one in my signature.
My swing arm doesn't attach to the tranny.
Both of my bikes are hard mounted EVO's.
Swing arm alignment is done with threaded adjustments on the side not at the rear.
What cam plate???
The belt tracks far better now after that first adjustment.
My swing arm doesn't attach to the tranny.
Both of my bikes are hard mounted EVO's.
Swing arm alignment is done with threaded adjustments on the side not at the rear.
What cam plate???
The belt tracks far better now after that first adjustment.
Now I realize you are referring to hex flats. On my Soft tail, since the tapped hole for the adjuster has milled flats that are parallel to the swing arm bushings, with the wheel off, I removed the adjuster and screwed a lock nut on the adjuster so the face is equal distance on both sides to the end face of the adjuster. Now I can use that face of the lock nut to measure exactly using my dial calipers to the milled face to get an exact with-in a few thousands of an inch of having the wheel axle parallel with the swingarm. Set like that, my belt tracks just about perfect in the rear pulley barely rubbing the side.
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From: almost there
Maybe fork oil not equally filled or bad spring? Maybe one side has a bad seal. My wobble was fixed when I rebuilt the front forks and new shocks in the back
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From: Farmington ,MS
Try inflating to max pressure, or 5 psi over, and see if it affects it.
