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Post subject: How do you check for wheel/frame alignment?
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1966  Powerband Master Joined: 26 Aug 2007 Total posts: 624 Location: Pig on the wall country |
What's the best way to check everything is straight  
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:31 am
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Foxie One-handed Stoppie! Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Total posts: 2222 Location: Norwich UK |
A Moto-Line or similar jig.
Anything household Ie spirit levels, rules, tape measures etc will only give you a "there or thereabouts" type accuracy.
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:14 am
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4l0 4ever Rear-wheel Steering! Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Total posts: 2784 Location: Dudley, West Midlands, United States of England. |
Sounds like another trip to Bob Wallett.....
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:37 am
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1966Powerband Master Joined: 26 Aug 2007 Total posts: 624 Location: Pig on the wall country |
| 4l0 4ever wrote: |
| Sounds like another trip to Bob Wallett..... |
You could be right 
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:48 pm
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ThrashergPowerband Master Joined: 18 May 2007 Total posts: 722 Location: Austin, Texas |
Are you trying to check if the frame is straight? or if the wheels are in alignement?
If you want to check the frame is straight then a real jig is the only accurate solution.
If you are trying to check wheel alignement, then thats much easier. I have two 6 foot long aluminium levels, (straight box section tubes), I lightly clamp one on each side of the rear wheel, they should naturally run parallel to each other (they touch the tyres in 2 places, one behind the axle and the second spot in front of the axle), and then the front wheel should sit in the middle between the two levels, if it doesn't then adjust the appropriate chain adjuster to center the front wheel and tighten the wheel axle and everything is aligned. It's much easire to do if the rear of the bike is on a paddock stand, with the bike vertical. Takes 5 minutes to check.. This assumes your frame is true and straight to begin with!!
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:34 am
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