Topic: What an idiot I am!!! Help : (

[LoopsAndLogic]

My video pretty much explains it. I was trying to get a 3 mm throw out on the left side, but the darn thing wouldn't move.

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 So stupid me decides to loosen all spokes and try from scratch....mind you, I've only done 2 wheels for fixing minor lateral run outs.

What do I do?? Please be very specific....and I've looked through the other topics on this, but I don't seem to be getting the hang of it.

Please explain things for a 5 year old....I'm serious

Thanks

LL

[kghost]

I don't understand what you were trying to do.....

True it up?

I do mine with the tire off.

True left/right runout then do the circum.

[MCRider]

steel rims are a lot harder than the aluminum most of us work with. Whats the history? Was it ever knocked, hit a pot hole hard etc? Sometimes steel rims are not truable.

Having the tire on will make it harder, you've let the air out?

More after the history.

[LoopsAndLogic]

Well, I finally figured out what I did wrong

This was helpful after the fact.



I did the complete opposite. After putting 1 min of my time into this method, lets just say, were looking much better.

I don't have any vertical hop, so that's a good thing. And your suppose to do the vertical first, than horizontal, just to let you know.

This site was very helpful.

http://physiology.usouthal.edu/restore/wheel/wheel.html

It was never hit or anything like that, and it's moving the way I want it so we'll see....lets hope I don't need a new rim.

What should I use to make the nipples on the spokes easier to turn??

LL

[Bodi]

easier turning:
take the tire off, at least let the air out. The rim band will be pressed hard onto the nipple head otherwise.
put some penetrating oil onto the threade. Just a drop with the spoke ponting down should wick into the threads.
If you feel like actually pulling the nipples off (one at a time!) a smear of antiseize on the threads and under the nipple head works wonders. some old-timers will caution against this, but I've never had any trouble with spokes loosening themselves.

[LoopsAndLogic]

Will do. Thanks!!!

And yes, the air is full released...I just didn't break the bead

LL