Hey guys, every time i hit the triple at our local track the front tire gets tweaked to one side then i have to get off stand in front of the bike with the front tire between my legs and wrench on the handle bars till it straightens any one know why it would be doing this and how to fix it?
Triple/front tire twisting
Started by Thumper333F, Jun 30 2001 08:51 PM
2 replies to this topic
Posted 30 June 2001 - 08:51 PM
Hey guys, every time i hit the triple at our local track the front tire gets tweaked to one side then i have to get off stand in front of the bike with the front tire between my legs and wrench on the handle bars till it straightens any one know why it would be doing this and how to fix it?
Posted 01 July 2001 - 01:30 AM
There getting tweaked because your landing with the front wheel turned. It may be alloowing the wheel to tweak if the wheel is not installed properly.
Follow this procedure:
Make sure the fork legs are at the same height in the triple clamp
Torque the pinch bolts in the clamps to factory specs
Loosen the pinch bolts for the front axle
Tighten the front axle to factory specs
Spin the front wheel hard and slam the front brake on. Do this 3-4 times. Then tighten the caliper side pinch bolts.
Spin and slam again 3-4 times and tighten the rigth side pinch bolts.
Always torque to factory specs.
You should be good to go. If you follow the above procedure it'll also reduse suspension bushing wear, as well as the seals.
Bill
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99 WR400f, YZ timed, MX-Tech suspension, Scotts steering damper, White Bros E-Series (12 discs), tapered header and a/f. Kouba T-handle for the fuel screw. Works Connection billet throttle tube and frame guards. Cycra Pro-Bend, triple clamp mount handguards. Thumper Racing rad guards, Renthal Jimmy Button highs, YZ Tank and IMS seat, YZ number plate, odo removed, EKP, 48PJ, 175MJ at 500-1000' Thanks James Dean!
Follow this procedure:
Make sure the fork legs are at the same height in the triple clamp
Torque the pinch bolts in the clamps to factory specs
Loosen the pinch bolts for the front axle
Tighten the front axle to factory specs
Spin the front wheel hard and slam the front brake on. Do this 3-4 times. Then tighten the caliper side pinch bolts.
Spin and slam again 3-4 times and tighten the rigth side pinch bolts.
Always torque to factory specs.
You should be good to go. If you follow the above procedure it'll also reduse suspension bushing wear, as well as the seals.
Bill
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99 WR400f, YZ timed, MX-Tech suspension, Scotts steering damper, White Bros E-Series (12 discs), tapered header and a/f. Kouba T-handle for the fuel screw. Works Connection billet throttle tube and frame guards. Cycra Pro-Bend, triple clamp mount handguards. Thumper Racing rad guards, Renthal Jimmy Button highs, YZ Tank and IMS seat, YZ number plate, odo removed, EKP, 48PJ, 175MJ at 500-1000' Thanks James Dean!
Posted 06 July 2001 - 05:51 AM
Salut!
You should take the time to take the forks out off the clamps and clean the inner surfaces, even sand that lightly with 220 paper.
When you twist the front end there is some dust that will form from the friction, when you leave that in there it just act as a lube between the forks and clamps.
You should also clean our the axle and the forks bottoms, no grease on the axle end where it get pinched of course...
Later
Guy
[This message has been edited by Le Racer (edited 07-06-2001).]
You should take the time to take the forks out off the clamps and clean the inner surfaces, even sand that lightly with 220 paper.
When you twist the front end there is some dust that will form from the friction, when you leave that in there it just act as a lube between the forks and clamps.
You should also clean our the axle and the forks bottoms, no grease on the axle end where it get pinched of course...
Later
Guy
[This message has been edited by Le Racer (edited 07-06-2001).]
