REFLECTOR: NOSE STRUT

[David Scharfenberg]

Tom,

    I run a piece of safety wire around the axle, inside of the fork, 
route it around the back of the tire and hook it to a fish scale.  Then 
pull on the scale until the swivel "breaks loose".  I am shooting for 
12 lbs.

Dave Scharfenberg
std/rg



On Sep 4, 2005, at 1:15 PM, Tom Martino wrote:

> I have gone almost my entire 40 hours without a shimmy of any kind.  
> Now I find a slight shimmy at higher speeds.  I noticed the swivel 
> between the fork and the strut has loosened a bit.  Just how tight 
> does it have to be?
>
> Should it be relatively stiff to rotate by hand?  Any particular 
> “poundage”? 
>
> Thanks 
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