Delmar
Active Member
I bent myself a coathanger alignment tool and found the axle was off about an 1/8” to the left. The right side adjuster plate was even loose to the touch. I adjusted the axle and we went out for our Easter ride.
Well I eliminated any changes in noise when turning to the left. Obviously I am messing around in the problem area. However the rear tire now seems like it is mistracking to the right, then again I could have gotten used to the previous mistrack to the left and now running straight will seem weird.
The howling is now faint but constant. I am suspecting the noise is from the drive belt / pulley due to an axle misalignment. I will try incrementally tweaking the axle back to the left and listening for changes in the sound. Has anyone ever applied a belt dressing to the teeth? I’m curious to see if it would change the sound signature.
Having the axle be aligned by the dealer, and still off by 1/8” just seems odd to me. Is there a more “engineered” method to check wheel alignment other than a bent coathanger?
Well I eliminated any changes in noise when turning to the left. Obviously I am messing around in the problem area. However the rear tire now seems like it is mistracking to the right, then again I could have gotten used to the previous mistrack to the left and now running straight will seem weird.
The howling is now faint but constant. I am suspecting the noise is from the drive belt / pulley due to an axle misalignment. I will try incrementally tweaking the axle back to the left and listening for changes in the sound. Has anyone ever applied a belt dressing to the teeth? I’m curious to see if it would change the sound signature.
Having the axle be aligned by the dealer, and still off by 1/8” just seems odd to me. Is there a more “engineered” method to check wheel alignment other than a bent coathanger?