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Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 6:03 pm
by shocky
Without wishing to sound rude have you checkd you nuts wheel nuts that is :)
Sometimes domed nuts and thin washers leave a bit of play

Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 6:11 pm
by HxPaul
If its just a little bit of play,I shouldn't be to worried.I have 2 scooters and they both have a bit of play when you shake back hub.

Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:19 pm
by dennis
Says in my 1960s official manual that there will be slight movement.

Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:34 pm
by bristolmod
agree with Dennis- if there isn't a tiny bit of play I would be worried on hot days..........

Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:56 pm
by alanscottj
Thanks all, I'll just keep an eye on it, see if it stays the same, if it gets worse I'll take another look :D

Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:10 pm
by garry inglis
i had the same wobble changed everything but the layshaft bearing track on endplate after the tenth time stripping down i put in a new track put back together no wobble i actually measured the inside off both tracks and it a couple of thousand but over the length of layshaft it was a wobble

Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:12 pm
by garry inglis
buy the way scooter restorations sells both italian and spanish bearing tracks

Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 9:24 pm
by alanscottj
garry inglis wrote:i had the same wobble changed everything but the layshaft bearing track on endplate after the tenth time stripping down i put in a new track put back together no wobble i actually measured the inside off both tracks and it a couple of thousand but over the length of layshaft it was a wobble
Could you feel any movement on the shaft when you took the wheel off? I can't feel any movement at all, the layshaft feels solid?

Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 9:38 pm
by ducksta
alanscottj wrote:My back wheel on me TS1 GP has a tiny bit of movement, a bit of a wobble. I have tried different hubs, cones, everything but can't get rid. The shaft itself is solid, gearbox all shimmed up proper. Any thought MUCH appreciated as it is doing my head in! :lol:
Have you tried a breath test

Re: Tiny wheel wobble.......

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 9:53 pm
by alanscottj
ducksta wrote:
alanscottj wrote:My back wheel on me TS1 GP has a tiny bit of movement, a bit of a wobble. I have tried different hubs, cones, everything but can't get rid. The shaft itself is solid, gearbox all shimmed up proper. Any thought MUCH appreciated as it is doing my head in! :lol:
Have you tried a breath test
Breath test???