Triumphrat

triumphdude184 · 03-12-2007

Without any kind of marks to let you know if the wheel is centered? How do you do it and make sure it's right?

[ This message was edited by: triumphdude184 on 2007-03-12 14:10 ]

triumphdude184 · 03-13-2007

anybody know?

doodledog · 03-13-2007

I don't have a dssa but would have thought there must be some marks somewhere, Is it one of those with a rotory adjuster with pinch bolts, if so I think it may be worth asking on the st forum.? I just thought I would answer as no one else has!

DaytonaDave · 03-13-2007

I don't know what marks are on the DSSA model but I have always checked alignment on my bikes with a couple of straight edges. (In my case some aluminium extrusion left over from a bathroom refit). Lay one either side of the back wheel just touching the tyre and make sure the front wheel sits bang in the middle of them. If not adjust the rear alignment until it does. The bike should be upright and is probably best done on a pit stand.

You can do it with string but it is more fiddly.

You don't have to do this every time. Just check once in a while especially after you have taken the wheel out for tyre changes etc. but make sure when you adjust the chain to turn both adjusters the same amount.

triumphdude184 · 03-13-2007

Yeah I just put on a new set of Avons and realized this once it was apart :hammer: Thanks for the help, this was more of a problem then it seems it should be

bradtx · 03-14-2007

triumphdude184, There ae marks on each side of the swingarm. Still, it's always best to double check independently. I used a piece of string to measure from the axle to the swingarm pivot bolt. The marks on the '02 DSSA here are quite accurate, BTW.

Brad

squidrat · 03-15-2007

What brad said.

I didn't think there were marks either, but they were there, the light was just wrong and you couldn't see the little drill points they put in very well. Get down to eye level with it and you will see them plain as day.

MCBigDog · 03-15-2007

I do more of a chain alignment than wheel alignment. Using a piece of the aforementioned aluminum extrusion, I lay it up against the tire and right on top of the chain, shoving it up as far as I can toward the C/S sprocket. Adjust the wheel so the chain is parallel with the aluminum piece. If the countershaft and the swingarm pivot are parallel, which I assume they are, the wheel will be aligned. The chain will run quieter and the sprockets will last longer too.

Steve