Rim runout
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w_cbeyer@hotmail.com
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Rim runout
Does anybody know of a way to correct the run out on a nondemoutable wheel? All the spokes are tight, both of my rear wheels seem to have excessive run out.
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TXGOAT2
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Re: Rim runout
First, determine if the problem is in the wheels, or elsewhere, such as bent axles or problems with the hub to axle fit.
Be sure the tires are seated properly on the rims.
Be sure the tires are seated properly on the rims.
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George House
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Re: Rim runout
Jack up a rear axle. Grab the tire and shake it. Now do the same with the other axle. Tires/wheels should not move at all.
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Jerry VanOoteghem
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Re: Rim runout
How much runout are you seeing?
Are your axles maybe bent?
Are your hubs tight on the axle shafts? (Check the axle nuts)
Is the runout in the rim itself, or in the tire only, or in the felloe? If there is no runout in the felloe, but runout in the rim, It may mean that your rim has shifted on the felloe. That can be dangerous and my mean that not only is the rim loose on the wheel, but the rivets holding the rim to the felloe are loose as well. A telltale sign of this is rusty dust coming out of the seam between felloe & rim.
Are your axles maybe bent?
Are your hubs tight on the axle shafts? (Check the axle nuts)
Is the runout in the rim itself, or in the tire only, or in the felloe? If there is no runout in the felloe, but runout in the rim, It may mean that your rim has shifted on the felloe. That can be dangerous and my mean that not only is the rim loose on the wheel, but the rivets holding the rim to the felloe are loose as well. A telltale sign of this is rusty dust coming out of the seam between felloe & rim.