Front wheel twisted - what needs to be replaced?

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  1. jorbar1551

    jorbar1551 New Member

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    Front wheel is about 10 degrees to the left of handlebar alignment. What do you think is bent? frontbent.jpg topbent.jpg
     
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    Have you loosened axle, fork stanchions and triple clamps tried to straighten? Top and bottom triple clamps out of alignment?

    Each part needs to be inspected.
     
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    And remember two different torque values for the top and bottom clamps--- One is steel and the other one is aluminum


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    I would pull the wheel out and check the axle is straight, then rotate the fork legs and see if they are straight. After that as stated above, reassemble but leave the top nut, lower triple and axle loose, and see if you can't just tweak the wheel straight by pushing the wheel up against a post and twisting the bars in the opposite direction. Then tighten everything up.
     
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    Your top upper and lower yolk clamps are probably out of alignment.
    Slacked off the handle bar , lower yolk , mudguard and fork bottom pinch bolts leaving only the yolk top and axle bolts tight . Get on and with some force push down on handle bars sharply 3 times then do up the loose bolts. All should be aligned. If not loosen the bolts again and bang the front wheel against a solid object to align it all and straighten the loose bolts. Ride and enjoy.
     
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    Looks like slow-speed crash damage, resulting in bent forks ? :sorrow:
     
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    Maybe this will help...as long as it wasn't crash damage!

    [video=youtube;vSunBRB6-r8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSunBRB6-r8[/video]
     
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    Yep, what OOTV posted. Happen all the time with the dirt bike.
     
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