[6pack] Low Frequency Shimmy

[Navarrette, Vance]

    Brian:

    Interesting. Had the axles been regreased during the frame off?

    The reason I ask is that the axles have a reputation for binding as the
grease dries out. I tore mine down and cleaned and regreased mine. The grease
had completely dried out and was like paraffin (That would be kitchen wax to
our friends on the other side of the pond) rather than grease. While paraffin
has lubricating properties, it is nothing like grease. So a handful of axle
grease was used on both, and new boots then they were reinstalled.

     My point is, could your axles have been binding, or were they truly worn
out (or perhaps both I suppose)?

	Cheers,

	Vance

    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast
    http://www.triumphowners.com/832

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Subject: [6pack] Low Frequency Shimmy

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    Apparently, the old axles must have wobbled or vibrated at a resonance
that manifested itself as the shimmy. With the new sliding axles, the shimmy
is gone. I would be interested to hear if anyone else has had similar
results.



Brian J. Alwin

72 TR6 CC79085