quick trueing question

shieldsy94
shieldsy94 Posts: 342
edited November 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
Hey, my wheels completely off to one side (trued to the right), do i need to loosen the righthand spokes and tighten left?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    you meand it is incorrectly dished?

    or you have wobble?

    have a read of Sheldons wheel building pages.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • delta5
    delta5 Posts: 265
    If it's the back wheel, and it's evenly biased to the right, so the tyre is running true and central through the seatstays and chainstays, it's meant to be like that to allow space for the cassette.

    Apologies if you already know that, just thought it best to mention the possibility :)
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  • shieldsy94
    shieldsy94 Posts: 342
    Sorry i meant its dished towards the right so there is a gap larger on left thain on right
  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    shieldsy94 wrote:
    Sorry i meant its dished towards the right so there is a gap larger on left thain on right
    Front or rear?
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    If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
    If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Could be your bike has an asymmetric rear end, in which case the wheel would appear to be out of true but actually fine. What bike is it. Have you measured the distance from the rim to the end of each side of the axle?
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    shieldsy94 wrote:
    Hey, my wheels completely off to one side (trued to the right), do i need to loosen the righthand spokes and tighten left?

    DO NOT simply start loosening and tightening and hope for the best. Find out what you are doing AND how to do it. There is way more to it than you think, and not knowing and forging ahead will simply screw up your wheel even more. Get a wheel building manual, get the right tools, READ the manual. Don't screw up your wheels. You'll end up having to take them to the shop.

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