I bought a V-Twin (Tedd Cycle) Panhead replica frame. Nothing is straight on it. If it wasn't such a pain to ship back for a refund, I would. Since I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm now researching how to fix it with basic at home tools. These vids were great, thanks.
Thanks for the positive word. Neck and axle prob's will tend to show up as bike wanting to lean or stear slightly one direction or the other on its own. Drivetrain alignment problems will tend to show as a history of cracked inner primary or belt drive backing plates. Also, look for signs that frame has been repaired. --Al
would you want to file on the lower left for the axle or the upper right to bring it back into level ? just wondering because of the weight riding on the upper part of the axle plates ? You guys do great work for sure - thanks for the informative info ..
Another great Video.. Just wondering.. If your looking to buy a bike and its all together.. what would i look for to make sure its as good as i need it to be...ie.. strait...
@poshi12 Chains, in general, will tolerate more mis-alignment than belts. However, to prevent pre-mature wear on chains drivetrain alignment is important.
@FreestyleBrain As I stated in the video, I would just shim the drivetrain surfaces and sand/file the axle plates to bring everything into parallel. Beyond that, it would probably be more trouble than it is worth to not just start with a better frame. Honestly, this old frame is really not that much farther out than a lot of fresh, economy aftermarket frames are coming right out of the packaging. I go into every fresh build assuming I going to have to shim something in the drivetrain --BD
just one question if i might,for the back axle i think u should put the frame upside down and check for levelness because when u put the back wheel its gonna push up the frame ,my english is not so good so im sorry for that i dont know if i made myself understood,anyway this is a good video thank u
That would be really tough, because, you have so many frame members and gussets that are there to keep the neck from moving at all, so, all of those would have to be heated and moved the precise amount and held in place until cold. I typically find it is easier just to cut out the cancer and replace....
If necessary due to the filing or grinding creating a gap, A guy could always put a small/thin shim between the axle plate and the axle to hold it exactly where you want it until you get everything tightened down - axle nut to plate to spacers - at which point (done properly) everything should hold. --Al 1-515-265-8441
Over ten years old and this is still the best frame alignment video on the internet. Props brother!
the best video explanation so far, great videos bro
I bought a V-Twin (Tedd Cycle) Panhead replica frame. Nothing is straight on it. If it wasn't such a pain to ship back for a refund, I would. Since I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm now researching how to fix it with basic at home tools. These vids were great, thanks.
Thanks for the positive word.
Neck and axle prob's will tend to show up as bike wanting to lean or stear slightly one direction or the other on its own. Drivetrain alignment problems will tend to show as a history of cracked inner primary or belt drive backing plates. Also, look for signs that frame has been repaired.
--Al
would you want to file on the lower left for the axle or the upper right to bring it back into level ? just wondering because of the weight riding on the upper part of the axle plates ? You guys do great work for sure - thanks for the informative info ..
Nice...
Another great Video..
Just wondering.. If your looking to buy a bike
and its all together.. what would i look for to make sure its as good as i need it to be...ie.. strait...
This man knows his shit.
@poshi12
Chains, in general, will tolerate more mis-alignment than belts. However, to prevent pre-mature wear on chains drivetrain alignment is important.
@FreestyleBrain
As I stated in the video, I would just shim the drivetrain surfaces and sand/file the axle plates to bring everything into parallel. Beyond that, it would probably be more trouble than it is worth to not just start with a better frame. Honestly, this old frame is really not that much farther out than a lot of fresh, economy aftermarket frames are coming right out of the packaging. I go into every fresh build assuming I going to have to shim something in the drivetrain --BD
just one question if i might,for the back axle i think u should put the frame upside down and check for levelness because when u put the back wheel its gonna push up the frame ,my english is not so good so im sorry for that i dont know if i made myself understood,anyway this is a good video thank u
What about the neck being out by around a degree? Would you heat it and give it a tweak?
That would be really tough, because, you have so many frame members and gussets that are there to keep the neck from moving at all, so, all of those would have to be heated and moved the precise amount and held in place until cold. I typically find it is easier just to cut out the cancer and replace....
If necessary due to the filing or grinding creating a gap, A guy could always put a small/thin shim between the axle plate and the axle to hold it exactly where you want it until you get everything tightened down - axle nut to plate to spacers - at which point (done properly) everything should hold. --Al 1-515-265-8441