RCinNC
Well-Known Member
Today I was out changing the back tire on the S10. As I'm setting the bead on the new tire I look down on the ground and see what turns out to be a spoke nipple! That baby fell off right there where I was working, so today my nickname is "Lucky". Fortunately I have my spokes all zip tied at the crossovers, so even if I'd lost the nipple, the spoke would have stayed put. Anyway, that got my attention to check the other spokes, and as per the service manual, I torqued each nipple to 4.3 ft/lbs (well 51.6 inch/lbs, that's how my small torque wrench is calibrated). While I was balancing the wheel, just on a whim, i did a down and dirty check on the runout of the wheel, and it's just a little bit off. A gradual uneven loosening of the spokes could have caused that, and I know from truing bicycle wheels that just evenly tightening all the spokes doesn't cure an out of true wheel.
Has anyone here ever taken their wheel to a Yamaha dealer to have it trued? If so, what type of price did they charge for it? If this was a bicycle wheel I'd do it myself, since I have the right tools and workstand for that, but it's out of my comfort zone for a 700 pound bike and a 1200 CC engine putting a lot of forces on that wheel.
Has anyone here ever taken their wheel to a Yamaha dealer to have it trued? If so, what type of price did they charge for it? If this was a bicycle wheel I'd do it myself, since I have the right tools and workstand for that, but it's out of my comfort zone for a 700 pound bike and a 1200 CC engine putting a lot of forces on that wheel.
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