Tom, I really doubt that would amount to anything significant if the bearings
are properly adjusted. The runout that you refer to would be in thousands while
wheel runout would be in fractions.
JVV
>
> From: "T. S. White" <tswrace@pacbell.net>
> Date: 2006/03/17 Fri AM 07:42:20 EST
> To: "pethier@isd.net" <pethier@isd.net>
> CC: Paradise Music <paradise.71@juno.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 steel wheels
>
> pethier@isd.net wrote:
> >>A good way to check wheels for warpage is to mount them on
> >>a lathe and rotate them with a dial indicator gauge
> >>riding along the bead.
> >
> >
> > Since most of us don't have a lathe with a 16-inch throw
> > lying around the shop, bolting the wheel to the front of a
> > handy Triumph and giving it a spin seems to work fine.
>
> Thats easy but then you have the runout in the bearings and hub to
> account for too.
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Tom
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