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Front End Wobble

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huntb said:
Is there a way to test the bearings without taking the whole thing apart?
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I know doing this every 35 years seems like over kill, but it is usually for the best. You can be pretty confident if it has never been greased it needs it.
 
OK guys, bringing this thread back from the dead... So I pulled off the front wheel to check it on jack stands - still can see a wobble. Tested the axle by rolling it on a flat surface and I could hear a distinct clunk - clunk - clunk... so I replaced with a straight axle. While I had the wheel off I also replaced the wheel bearings. Put it back on the jack stands and lo and behold - still wobbles but I don't hear the distinct noise every revolution like I used to. So I figured it was the rim and replaced that. Had the new tire from the "bent" rim put on and brought it home. STILL WOBBLES. These tires are practically brand new. Can someone tell me if this sounds right (bad tire) and how big of an issue it is?
 
So the tire wobbles off the bike and the axle is suspended between jack stands...is this correct??? If it wobbles side to side like that then I would suspect wheel bearings very strongly. Put your pinky in the hole and roll the bearings around. You should feel absolutely NO notchy spots or feel and areas of resistance. I would also be suspect of the seata on the rim the bearings fit into.

Other than those 2 things I cant think of anything else that would be problematic.
 
Chuck, I suspected wheel bearings too but I replaced them. I then purchased a new "used" rim and put new bearings in and it has the identical wobble back and forth. Logic tells me it can only be the tire
 
Have someone recheck the balance; I had a similar problem to my rear tire that only a rebalance by a different shop cured.
 
Could out of balance make the wheel not spin straight even at low speeds? It does it when I have it on the axle on jack stands and just spin it by hand
 
Rim is straight, axle is straight, new wheel bearings, leaves the tire, could be a badly out of round tire. Have the balance redone and see what the end result is.
 
I noticed mine was out of balance sitting on the center stand with the rear wheel off the ground idling; I just confirmed it by twisting the throttle
 
The thing that makes me so concerned is that the tire moves axially when spun. I'll have to find an indicator to run along the lip of the rim. It would blow my mind if both of these rims were bent exactly the same
 
Any resolution with this? I just put a Shinko 712 on as well and picked up a front end wobble
 
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