Motorcycle Triple Tree Alignment

Agustus 30, 2021 Posting Komentar

Use a straight edge to line everything back up and tighten everything you loosened. If you go too much just knock it on the other side of.

Triple Trees Out Of Alignment

Ive done it several times on the FZ.

Motorcycle triple tree alignment. The right end of the bar is lower and back more than the left. Another cause is the head bearings or triple tree bearings are worn allowing the steering stem to lean to one side allowing the forks to become out of alignment. It is possible for a triple tree to be bent but more likely misaligned.

Most Harleys have a fork tube that bottoms in the top triple tree and will not slide out of the top. Then turn the bars away from the tree and rapidly turn them back so the tire hits the tree. To align the tree loosen the lower clamp bolts upper clamp bolts and large steering stem nut.

To adjust the alignment loosen to a slightly snug the lower down tube clamps on the lower triple tree and loosen the clamp on the top triple tree that holds the pivot shaft and tap into alignment. Youve got to loosen the steering stem loosen pinch bolts for the forks on the triples and remove the front axle. Align the rear wheel using laser chain alignment tool and youll be as about as close as possible.

I had it in for safety inspection recently and asked about it and he confirmed - nothing bent. STEP 2 Position yourself in front of the bike and straddle the front wheel between your legs. Forktriple tree alignment.

If its hard to line up the front axel and the forks arent. Seems to me that the way to go is setup the frontend so that the wheelforkstriple clamp are all installed and fastened correctly and then move to the rear wheel. Ride up to a tree or pole so that just front of the tire is next to it.

The pole should be on the side that the wheel not the bars is turning towards when the bars are straight. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 3 of 3 Posts. He said I could put it up on stands to get the weight off the front loosen the axle bolt and all three sets of pinch bolts then wiggle it back into alignment.

The best way to straighten a triple tree in this common condition is to assemble the tree and crown onto the bike and install 2 brand-new naked stantion tubes with snug top caps and pinch bolts. Bump up a curb hit a pot hole not hard to knock out the fork alignment heres a really simple way to set it all back straight again in a few minutes. Bent triples can be found by removing the front axel.

Do it gently and it will align the handle bars with the front wheel. Joined Nov 5 2008 5 Posts. Triple tree and bar alignment triple trees mechanical knowledge.

Then kind of knock the rubber of the front wheel against a stout pole or side of a building using the handle bars. Make sure to push close enough that you dont bend the fork and only on the upper part of the leg - dont bend it at the seals. Or clamp in vice and put a dial indicator on and rotate the tube.

Loosen the 4 screws holding the forks to the lower triple. I have an 07 fatboy with aftermarket Burleigh bars. It consists of a lower clamp and upper clamp joined together by a steering stem.

Triple tree and wheel alignment when bike is going straight it appears that the top triple tree and handlebard are - Harley Davidson FLSTF Fat boy question. This can be tough as its usually behind the fairings on sport bikes and you have hardly any space to move your hands and tools. Loosen the clamp bolts on the bottom triple tree that clamp the forkswith the front wheel in a chock or have a buddy straddle the front wheelturn the front wheel back into linetighten boltsusually takes a couple of times to get it rightonly way to tell is ride and repeat till you get it.

Alignment isnt a big deal unless something is bent. This will twist the forks in the triple tree. Discussion Starter 1 Nov 8 2008.

Nothing is bent - just the impact knocked the forkstriple trees out of alignment. If it binds then the alignment is jeopardized and the part has to either be retorqued or in some cases replaced. Motorcycles - Ernie Dube.

If tubes appear bent roll them to be sure. How can you tell if a triple tree is bent. A triple tree which is also called a triple clamp or yoke is a part that connects the front wheel to the motorcycles frame.

Install the front axle. When riding the bike the bars and top tree dont look aligned. Then loosen the bottom triple clamp pinch bolts with a 10mm wrench until they are finger-tight.

These bars have built on risers and are in perfect condition. Apply some steady downward force with your body on the free end and the triple will bend. As you do this you may hear light cracking noises as your forks rotate back to their original positions in the triple tree.

By simple observation of the parallelism you can tell which tube has been pushed back.

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