Wheels rotating in an odd manner

rodgers73
rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
edited August 2014 in Workshop
When I look at my wheel side on, once every rotation it seems to move upwards towards the brake callipers. Any idea what's wrong? I tried it with a different skewer in the axle but no change.

Wheel just needs truing??

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  • lpretro1
    lpretro1 Posts: 237
    Check tyre before thinking about wheel? Or remove tyre and put wheel in truing jig to check for radial true/
  • rafletcher
    rafletcher Posts: 1,235
    As above - is it the rim that's moving, or the tyre..... If the latter deflate, push bead into rim well, then reinflate to around 1 bar, then check around the bead to make sure it's evenly seated. Some of my tyres will only pop (literally) into the rim hook at > 4bar though. So maybe overinflate (7-8 bar) and reduce to running pressure when sure properly seated.
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    Thanks guys - checked it again tonight. It was the inner tube lodged under about 2" of the bead. All sorted now!

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