Rear wheel alignment
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Rear wheel alignment
I am getting ready to pull the rear wheel and am wondering if there are any "tricks" to aligning it when I put it back on. Mine does not have the alignment holes (that I can see). 94 EGlide Classic.
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RE: Rear wheel alignment
This will tell you how to get the alignment on your bike.I submitted this for the Softail, but the principal is the same for the EG. On the EG you need to remove the little chrome covers for each side ofthe swing arm bolt and measure from the center of that bolt to the center of the axle.
https://www.hdforums.com/m_253026/tm.htm
Hope this helps.
Bill
https://www.hdforums.com/m_253026/tm.htm
Hope this helps.
Bill
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RE: Rear wheel alignment
I made a tool out of a coat hanger ( I think it's shown in the manual ). You just make a couple of bends to reach around the swingarmand put a rubber grommet on it to slide to the center of the axle and the other end goes in the center of the swingarm bolt.
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RE: Rear wheel alignment
ORIGINAL: Fishrdr
I made a tool out of a coat hanger ( I think it's shown in the manual ). You just make a couple of bends to reach around the swingarmand put a rubber grommet on it to slide to the center of the axle and the other end goes in the center of the swingarm bolt.
[IMG]local://upfiles/35421/2DE819A716D04DCD9847D6AD26291453.gif[/IMG]
I made a tool out of a coat hanger ( I think it's shown in the manual ). You just make a couple of bends to reach around the swingarmand put a rubber grommet on it to slide to the center of the axle and the other end goes in the center of the swingarm bolt.
[IMG]local://upfiles/35421/2DE819A716D04DCD9847D6AD26291453.gif[/IMG]
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RE: Rear wheel alignment
if you don't disturb the adjusters it will go back together aligned correctly. rotate the tire back and forth a bit before tightening the axle nut and it will all falback to where it was originally.
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RE: Rear wheel alignment
Does the coat hanger method need to be used on '06 models with the cams on the axle ends?
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RE: Rear wheel alignment
No. If you have the axle that has the cam system the wheel will always be in alignment.
Bill
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RE: Rear wheel alignment
ORIGINAL: huffhuff
if you don't disturb the adjusters it will go back together aligned correctly.
if you don't disturb the adjusters it will go back together aligned correctly.
Bill
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From: anacoco, la
RE: Rear wheel alignment
if your axle has the cam system, you can verify the alignment, but there is no way to change it if its off. if you turn the cam on the right, the cam on the left turns an equal amount.