REFLECTOR:Nose wheel shimmy
Ronnie Brown
reflector@tvbf.org
Sat, 9 Aug 2003 14:16:53 -0400
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Ditto for me. I only had to add 1/4 oz. and my nose wheel runs =
smoothly.
Ronnie
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From: SlvEgl99@aol.com=20
To: reflector@tvbf.org=20
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Nose wheel shimmy
When I had shimmy I also had an out of balance front wheel. I removed =
it and reinserted the axle in the bearings. I then bought two aluminum =
angle irons about 3 feet long and set them up on my workbench, and =
levelled them in every direction. I placed the wheel between the =
aluminum L's supported by the axle and watched. The wheel turned. I got =
some aluminum weights from Big "O" tires and applied them on the light =
side of the wheel, on the inner side of the wheel. After installing =
about 3 weights I had a balanced wheel and tire.=20
The weights are held on by adhesive that is on the weights when I got =
them. None have dropped off, due I suppose to the fact that they are =
held on by centrificial force when the wheel is spinning.
This in addition to keeping the fork tight seems to have resulted in a =
very much smoother front gear.
I suppose this is not as precise as spin balancing, but it worked for =
me.
Bob Wood=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ditto for me. I only had to add 1/4 oz. =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ronnie</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: REFLECTOR:Nose =
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shimmy</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 =
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">When I had shimmy I also had an out of balance =
front wheel.=20
I removed it and reinserted the axle in the bearings. I then bought =
two=20
aluminum angle irons about 3 feet long and set them up on my =
workbench, and=20
levelled them in every direction. I placed the wheel between the =
aluminum L's=20
supported by the axle and watched. The wheel turned. I got some =
aluminum=20
weights from Big "O" tires and applied them on the light side of the =
wheel, on=20
the inner side of the wheel. After installing about 3 weights I had a =
balanced=20
wheel and tire. <BR><BR>The weights are held on by adhesive that is on =
the=20
weights when I got them. None have dropped off, due I suppose to the =
fact that=20
they are held on by centrificial force when the wheel is =
spinning.<BR><BR>This=20
in addition to keeping the fork tight seems to have resulted in a very =
much=20
smoother front gear.<BR><BR>I suppose this is not as precise as spin=20
balancing, but it worked for me.<BR><BR>Bob Wood</FONT>=20
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