- Messages
- 211
The steering on my CTR has never been perfect, but I learn't to live with it pulling right slightly on some roads (despite several attempts to correct it with lazer alignment etc).
Here's the thing; Yesterday I replaced the front pads, and fluid all round. Only for some strange reason I forgot to torque up the front wheels after I finished :evil:. Although they were reasonably tightly nipped with the hand wrench. After driving for about 10 mins I notice a noise from the O/S/F brake (once per rotation, a little sqeal), and then over 60mph a steering wobble. I pull over, and to my horror I realise I forgot to torque them, so I tightened them up with the wheel wrench (they were not loose, just not at 108Nm).
But the steering wobble is still there between 70-80mph, not as bad as before, but not pleasant.
Typically this would be wheel balancing, or alignment, but I don't see how it can just suddenly have changed since all I did was unbolt the caliper from the hub. All the weights are still on the wheels, all the wheels on the same hubs....
The noise is gone now (I have done about 120 miles now), I assume that was just the pads wearing to the disks.
Another trip to TGM for alignment methinks, and i will need some new tyres soon anyway so i'll get them balanced then, but I have a horrible feeling that wont be the answer.
Is it possible I deformed the wheel whilst it was loose, it seems unlikely to me; opinions?
Here's the thing; Yesterday I replaced the front pads, and fluid all round. Only for some strange reason I forgot to torque up the front wheels after I finished :evil:. Although they were reasonably tightly nipped with the hand wrench. After driving for about 10 mins I notice a noise from the O/S/F brake (once per rotation, a little sqeal), and then over 60mph a steering wobble. I pull over, and to my horror I realise I forgot to torque them, so I tightened them up with the wheel wrench (they were not loose, just not at 108Nm).
But the steering wobble is still there between 70-80mph, not as bad as before, but not pleasant.
Typically this would be wheel balancing, or alignment, but I don't see how it can just suddenly have changed since all I did was unbolt the caliper from the hub. All the weights are still on the wheels, all the wheels on the same hubs....
The noise is gone now (I have done about 120 miles now), I assume that was just the pads wearing to the disks.
Another trip to TGM for alignment methinks, and i will need some new tyres soon anyway so i'll get them balanced then, but I have a horrible feeling that wont be the answer.
Is it possible I deformed the wheel whilst it was loose, it seems unlikely to me; opinions?