front end wobbly
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front end wobbly
all right lets start off with explaining the problem. It all started with the right front brake caliper shook as if it was loose. checked all the bolts and they were all tight. keep checking it and it didnt get worse, i thought that it was just a bent rotor, today when i went for a ride it was a lot worse then when i got off of it last. both front calipers were shakeing, the front end felt like some one was shaking it. Also you can grab the calipers and move them in and out like their loose, but theirs no place to tighten it. Could this be bad front wheel bearings? like the right went out and now the left one just did? Could the calipers just go bad?
#2
RE: front end wobbly
on my f2....my calipers have some movement to them...which i think MAY be normal.......but i also know that...my wheel bearings are on their way out...i get a scary speed wobble from them when i hit speed excess of 130......or if i lock the steering...and tug the wheel...i can see the slight play
#4
RE: front end wobbly
Each rotor has 6 hex bolts I think 8mm in size. Make sure they are on tight. If they are tight then you need to see if the balancing weights on your rim are still on. If they have fallen off then it could make your front wobble. Take off the tire and rim and see if the rotors are straight. Make sure that your front end bolts are on tight. Then check to see if the front end bearings are bad. You said that you can grab the calipers and move them? Like what is moving? The break pad inside or the whole caliper? The caliper should not move at all only the break pad inside. Check all bolts 2 on the calipers, the axle bolt, the 6 hex bolts on each rotor, the 4 bolts one the front of the shocks.
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RE: front end wobbly
I'd jack the front end in the air so it's stable (with bike stand) and spin the rim to see if it's straight. I've had warped rotors with a straight rim and a warped rim with straight rotors. The only way to tell is by spining the wheel and gauging it with something to show what's moving.
Example, I use a sharpy marker cap to see how far the rim or rotormoves from side to side while spining the wheel. That's why you need something rigid.
Example, I use a sharpy marker cap to see how far the rim or rotormoves from side to side while spining the wheel. That's why you need something rigid.
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