Rear Whobble

[88blasterman]

On my 04 Blasty i have 2.5" Dura Blue spacers in the rear and itp hole shot tires on stock rims. Well i noticed looking at the left side rear wheel while going down the road that it has a slight whobble. took the spacer and off found nothing bent and the spacer is not worrped. could it just be the tire? anyone have any other ideas???

 

[mud runner]

sounds like the wheel might be slightly bent

 

[Quadrider10]

axle stright, carrier bolts tight, wheel hub is on tight and is not stripped, tire mounted poorly, wheel bent, carrier bearings bad. check al those.

 

[88blasterman]

axle is not bent, carrier beaings are a good possibilty!! wheel is not likely to be bent but the tire could of been mounted poorly! i am going to be replacing the carrier bearings as well as the front wheel bearings

 

[Blaner]

tires can cause this, but mainly your cheapo tires, you shouldnt have any problems with the ITP's check your bearings and axle...sometimes its hard to see a bent axle

 

[88blasterman]

so how do i check if its bent?

 

[Blaner]

well start by checking your bearings, if you push and pull the bike side to side can you feel play in the carrier? can also try climbing on and jiggling around to feel for it.

then for the axle, put a block under the sprocket/disk gaurd so the wheels are in the air, find a big set square, ruler or something square that rests stable on the floor, hold it against the axle closest to the tire with the top edge just touching the underside of the axle, then turn the wheel and watch for a gap that changes between the set square and the axle, if you have a regular changing gap, you have a bend.

 

[Quadrider10]

U can also prop the bike up so the rear whelks are off the ground, and stay it up put it in second and let it idle. U will be see the Axle wobble.

 

[88blasterman]

thanks guys! il look into it tonoght, i high doubt the axle is bent tho im thinking its carrier bearings

 

[Quadrider10]

thanks guys! il look into it tonoght, i high doubt the axle is bent tho im thinking its carrier bearings

while the bike is probed up, try to move the axle with ur hands. if it moves, then u need new bearings. eaither that or ur lock nuts on the axle came loose, mine always do so i put lock tight on them.

 

[brandoz28]

Are the spacers a new addition? Or in other words, did it do it before you put the spacers on?

 

[88blasterman]

well i noticed it when i put the spacers in but im not sure if it always had a whobble...

 

[Blaaster]

My bet is poorly fitted rubber.

If the carrier bearings were shot, I would suspect that both rear wheels would seem to wobble.

 

[88blasterman]

as i said, the spacer is not worrped and the studs are not bent