It's not sliding the fork tubes, it's twisting them in the clamps. Try to grasp this; if the tubes are flexed ( I think so) as you twist them in the clamps the bottom will scribe a circle instead of spinning on axis and there will be a place in the rotation that the tube gets tight to turn. . While this may be a very small circle, it can be useful in re-aligning the problem you have. Why ? Because it is the problem. We'll get into that later. Yes, the axle nut is right hand thread. If you're trying to remove it with the wheel off, it can be hard to do. Slip it back into the fork clamps and tighten the head side clamp and then twist off the nut. I loosen the axle before removing the wheel from the fork. The wheelbase spec is 58.5 not 59.5" How did you get an extra inch ? Does that make you think ?
________________________________ From: Snookfever <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, January 20, 2010 10:15:16 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: alignment further Dennis: Calipers working fine, pins still have grease and slide smooth (calipers cleaned and pins greased when I did the fork seals last year) Brake pads at 50% look fine no unusual wear No problems with fork brace or fender Wheel mounted correctly Forks slide in an out smoothly Cant get axle nut loose to remove axle from wheel. Is it standard thread left loosy? Axle has no play Checked wheel base and it measure 59.5 inches (axle center to axle center). What next? On Jan 19, 10:45 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > Very good. That was an incidental because it was a good time to perform the > check. Better to find a problem now and not later. Twisting the fork tubes > and such are more to the point. While you have a small deviation from > correct, it makes it harder to find the exact flaw. I do expect the fork > tubes to be somewhat flexed. Another thought that passed through is a > misplaced spacer on the front axle. The purpose of all this is to return it > to a near perfect alignment in two planes. Yours is off in both. That's what > is leading me to flexed fork tubes. When this is reassembled, there will be a > sequence of operations to insure alignment. I've found over the years that a > good many people will replace a tire and neglect the fine points of assembly. > Go slow and be methodical. > > ________________________________ > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, January 19, 2010 10:25:40 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: alignment further > > Dennis: > > Smooth as glass left to right and no movement up and down. Will check > the brake calipers and front axle towmorrow. > > Glen > > On Jan 17, 4:52 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This should keep you busy for a while. Get back to me. > > > ________________________________ > > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sun, January 17, 2010 1:28:23 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: alignment > > > Dennis: > > > Test results are as you predicted. The front wheel is not square and > > it is not centered when compared to the rear. Off aligment by about > > +/- 3/8 inch and out of square by +/- 1/8 inch. Tires were 10 lbs low > > on air. No signs of front end damage or repair. Please note I > > replaced the fork seals when I first got it and completely > > dissasembled both forks . The shop manual doesnot specify a the fork > > placement (height) in the clamps. The are currently 3/8 inch (fork > > tube not including cap) above the top clamp same for both sides. > > > What next? > > > Glen > > > On Jan 15, 11:52 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote:> Start here > > Glen. > > > > alignment.doc > > > 29KViewDownload > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > further checks.doc > > 13KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
