Bruce,
Yes 1/8" IS excessive
1. Are you spinning the wheel on the car or off. If you are spinning the
wheel on the car it could be a problem that is unrelated to the wheel. Put
another wheel on that corner and check again. If that wheel also "wobbles",
then its bearings, hub, or axle problems, not wheel problems.
2. Assuming that it is a wheel problem, is the "wobble on both sides of the
wheel or on side? If its on one side, that could be a bent rim. I have
seen firms advertised in Road & Track magazine that repair such damage. If
the entire wheel wobbles (both sides), then I would start to look for a
replacement wheel.
Hope this helps,
Hugh Barber
Hollister, CA
'73 TR6
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Subject: TR7 BFH Wheel wobble
Triumphers,
I've noticed one of my alloy wheels is not quite straight. When I spin it
up
against a straight-edge, the rim moves back and forth about 1/8 of an inch,
left to right. Three questions:
1. Is 1/8 "wobble" excessive? It's noticeable because the other three
wheels don't waver a bit.
2. Since this is the wheel with the loose inner ball-joint assembly that
connects to the rack, could constant wiggle have worn out the assemby?
3. Does it make sense to switch this wheel to the rear -- less problems
back
there?
Hope everyone is having a good Memorial Day vacation.
Bruce
1980 Inca Yellow TR7 5-speed convertible
Chapel Hill, NC
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