dye29 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 hy all ive got a 4rt and wheel spokes are loose and wheel looks buckled so they need re tightening so there straight is it a easy job and how is it done regards ste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motovintage Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 hy all ive got a 4rt and wheel spokes are loose and wheel looks buckled so they need re tightening so there straight is it a easy job and how is it done regards ste it get easier after doing a few hundred of them tighten the spokes evenly, while keeping the rim true, both up and down and side to side, might get one of those spoke torque wrenches, proper torque is essential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldbanjo Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 The front wheel on my bike had a pretty good sized wobble - and it rode fine but looked awful when riding. It really bothered my when I looked down and saw the tire wobbling left to right the width of the entire center row of tread blocks. I first tried to correct the problem by putting a marker alongside the wheel to identify the run out, then loosen the spokes on the side that was wobbling and tightening the other side. My results did not end up very good. So......I took the tire and rim strip off and remounted the wheel into the forks. I put a drop of very light machine oil on the inside and outside of each spoke nipple and then used a screw driver to loosen all the spokes until they had the same amount of thread showing above the nipple. I then ran each spoke nipple in about 1/8 turn at a time until the spoke just started to become slightly snug. At this point the wheel rim had become much straighter than it was before I started. I then taped a cardboard strip on the fork that I could use as a pointer and attached it so that it just cleared the edge of the rim. When I rotated the wheel I would find the point where it became nearest the rim and mark that with a piece of tape, and do the the same on the other side of the rim. I would then make about a 1/8 turn on the spoke on the side of the rim so it would pull the rim away from the cardboard pointer. I would turn the spoke closest to the tape the most and the 2-3 spokes adjacent to the center spoke I would turn a little less - then I would snug up all the spokes around the rim to even out the tension. As I got the rim closer to straight I would tighten all the spokes another slight twist and check for straightness again and correct it in small increments. Eventually I got the spoke as tight as I thought they should be and the wheel was very straight when I was done. If you do a search on bicycle rim/spoke straighteneing on YouTube you will find some videos that are very helpful. I found that in order to get my wheel straight I had to loosen all the spokes and start over - just tightening or loosening some spokes with the the tire on the rim didn't help as there were some stresses built up into the rim that I was not able to correct until I started over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 hy all ive got a 4rt and wheel spokes are loose and wheel looks buckled so they need re tightening so there straight is it a easy job and how is it done regards ste assuming its the reaar then you have a battle on your hands if its not been looked after. I have a friendly wheel builder who trues them up for me and its usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dye29 Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 assuming its the reaar then you have a battle on your hands if its not been looked after. I have a friendly wheel builder who trues them up for me and its usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swinny Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 I had my front wheel totally rebuilt new spokes , the lot. that was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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