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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2013: Wire wheels
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Leffler on Monday, May 27, 2013 - 03:43 pm:

While driving the old girl today. Some cycle rider told me my left rear rim is bent,and wobbling pretty bad . I did not notice it in the driving. Any ideas how to straighten it. By the way their wire wheels on a 27 T .


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Monday, May 27, 2013 - 03:56 pm:

John, unless a wire wheel is really out of center, careful, judicious raps with a hammer on the outer spokes will true it. The trick is to determine which spokes are causing it to be out of center to the hub, and tap on the right spokes to correct it. Of course if your wheels are powder coated, it will ruin the coating and if they are painted, you'll have to repaint. I have saved three or four wheels using this method.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode Chehalis Washington on Monday, May 27, 2013 - 03:59 pm:

John,
Make sure that it is the wheel and not the axle first. Then for a wobbling wheel you can find a bunch of ideas in past threads at:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50893/74752.html

And:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/257047/328568.html?1355933916

And probably a bunch more. It is a common issue.

Good luck,
Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Leffler on Monday, May 27, 2013 - 05:38 pm:

Thanks Terry, I will give that a try.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Fretschl Oshkosh Wi on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 08:10 am:

I also was told one day some years back, that one of my rear wheels was wobbling . It was a bent axle shaft.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Wolf on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 08:59 am:

John;
We were on a 3 day tour, a friend of mine had followed me,all day the day before. The next morning, we went to gas up and he told me "I followed you yesterday and your left rear wheel wasn't wobbling, this morning it is wobbling."
My axle was broke.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Clipner-Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 05:07 pm:

Check axle nut for looseness. Somebody told me that yet everything seemed ok. When I blew my RRear outer seal, I discovered the nut was loose but kept in place by cotter key only .
George n L.A.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Halpin on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 12:11 am:

"By the way their wire wheels on a 27 T".
The 27 Roadsters, Coupes and Tudors all had wire wheels in 27. Some of the Touring cars and 4 doors still had wood wheels depending on the build date.


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