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Induced Oscillation Gone
For a while now I was plagued with an induced oscillation in my front
wheels. This all started after I changed my Comet tires for Scorcher TR tires. The Comet Kevlar were 406/1.35 and the Scorcher TR are 406/1.50, and the oscillation started the day I installed the Scorcher TR tires. I thought that it was caused by me going to the wider Scorcher tires. So for months I was unable to remove my hands from the steering, or the front end would do a dance. I went through the usual steps, checked the alignment, checked if the wheels were true, but nothing was wrong that I saw. While doing routine maintenance I noticed that the two bronze bushings that I installed to eliminate binding in the steering of the trike had become deformed and cracked. A fellow recumbent rider had also done the modification but he used cones from an old front wheel. I dug up an old wheel from my garage and installed the cones on my front end. Well I have done two test rides today and to my pleasure the oscillation is gone. I have been taught a valuable lesson, regarding trike or bike maintenance, that is check and recheck everything. Some recumbent friends recommended I check the alignment, so I did and that was fine, but it didn't hurt to do the check over again. If it wasn't for me checking the alignment and removing the ball end of the tie-rod I would have never found it until it totally failed and possibly I would have been hurt. Joel |
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