alignment ?s

TeamCarr

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my blaster is pulling to the right and i had a friend try and tell me how to align the tires but i cant figure it out. can anyone give me some "good instructions" or even a link to an old how to post? i was looking around but couldnt find much info.
 
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get yourself a tape measure
10mm and either a 12mm or 13mm wrench

ok, straighten out your handlebars, now measure the tires center to center in the front, now do the same on the rear. if the measurement is larger on the front then it is "towed out" if the measurement on the back is larger then it is "towed in". you want to get this as close to perfect as possible (within 1/16th if possible).

sometimes you can see that a wheel is pointed one way or the other after straightening the bars, if this is the case that is the side that you want to adjust. if they are even then you want to adjust both evenly.

another thing to check is make sure that you don't have a brake dragging or anything as that can make it pull as well.
 
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well for a more in depth answer......

get yourself a tape measure
10mm and either a 12mm or 13mm wrench

ok, straighten out your handlebars, now measure the tires center to center in the front, now do the same on the rear. if the measurement is larger on the front then it is "towed out" if the measurement on the back is larger then it is "towed in". you want to get this as close to perfect as possible (within 1/16th if possible).

sometimes you can see that a wheel is pointed one way or the other after straightening the bars, if this is the case that is the side that you want to adjust. if they are even then you want to adjust both evenly.

another thing to check is make sure that you don't have a brake dragging or anything as that can make it pull as well.

"toe out" will give you more aggressive steering (twitchy going straight) and "toe in" will be easier to go straight (more stable)
 
make sure you dont have a brake shoe hanging up on the side it's pulling to, unless you have a bent tie rod, how would it have gotten out of line????
check them brakes!!!
 
I'd first check the air in the tires, then check to make sure the rear carrier isn't crooked, and also check the swingarm bearings. All those can make the blaster pull. Another easy check is the hubs....although rare, my friend once stripped out a hub on a 400L!! The hub stayed on, just the splines were all eaten up = one tire fire!!


Anyways, the description above is good. Just get it straight and measure. Measure from the same height on the front and rear of the tire, ideally right in the middle of the tire. You're going to want to have it towed in, meaning the rear measurement should be 1/16-1/8" larger than on the front. You'll need to measure from the same lug. Certain tires may be hard to do this. You can bungee a 2x4 or any flat piece of wood on either side and have it snugged up to the wheel, and measure from those points.
 
All good advice but this is how I do it. Get your bars straight and loosen all of the tie rod ends. Measure from center to center of both tie rod ends and set them @ 12.6 “. Make sure the bars are straight and make sure that you start with both tie rod ends screwed in the same amount. This will get you in the ball park. If you're still off after this, you have a bent spindle or A arms.