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Front Axle Adjustment
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74 Z1-A stock
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I'm thinking it could be even simpler than that, just loosening the nuts and sliding the axle over.
Exactly.
Also, the gap between the fork leg and the axle clamp should be to the rear of the fork - after you fix the axle side shift, tighten the front axle clamp nut to spec (no gap at the front) then tighten the rear clamp nut (gap behind the axle).
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74 Z1-A stock
76 KZ-900 Totaly stock vice MAC pipe
77 KZ-1000A stock
78 Z1-R 100%MINT 500 original Mi.
78 Z1-R Yoshi 1103 kit stage 1 cams Yoshi pipe. Etc
79 KZ-1300 (1400)
80 KZ-1300
81 Scratch built GPz1150R
82 KZ1000
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sm0kinace wrote:
I'm thinking it could be even simpler than that, just loosening the nuts and sliding the axle over.
Exactly.
Also, the gap between the fork leg and the axle clamp should be to the rear of the fork - after you fix the axle side shift, tighten the front axle clamp nut to spec (no gap at the front) then tighten the rear clamp nut (gap behind the axle).
Exactly; and use a torque wrench (11.5 - 16 ft. lb. for the clamp nuts). You don't want to be weakening the studs by overtightening. The axle nuts (collars) call for 51 - 65 ft. lbs. They are tightened before the axle clamp nuts. Ed
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321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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it seems that the wheel is slightly off center, just to the right. seems perpendicular to the road but just off-center...haven't gotten the front wheel up to see how it spins though. The rear wheel looks very straight except for a small (barely noticable) bend on the right side of the rim. Is truing rims with spokes much like truing a bicycle rim? I've got a bit of experience with those.
I'm trying to track down a wobble...i mostly notice it when i'm riding alone and not around any traffic, it doesn't feel like there's any pattern to it.
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tires are fairly new, good tread, soft, no cracks, no worries.
swingarm bushings, where they connect to the lower frame has a little play that couldn't be eliminated by tightening the bolt so that's a definite task.
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