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Advice about chronic non-drive side spoke failure on an Infinity LW   Message List  
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Re: Advice about chronic non-drive side spoke failure on an Infinity LWB?

--- In bentechriders@yahoogroups.com, "Jim" <obsidian_nj@...> wrote:

> You can do this very easily by taking a piece of string and looping it
> around the rim and tire. Position the string loop so that hangs
> perpendicular to the floor.

I meant to say "perpendicular to the *rim*". Unless someone changes
the direction of gravity, a string will always hang perpendicular to
the floor. What you want is a line from the very top of the wheel
through the axle centerline to check that the wheel is plumb.

Jim








Sat Jun 9, 2007 2:48 pm

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Folks, I have been having troubles with non-drive side spoke failures on the rear wheel of my Infinity LWB. I was hoping that someone here might have some...
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Jun 9, 2007
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... I meant to say "perpendicular to the *rim*". Unless someone changes the direction of gravity, a string will always hang perpendicular to the floor. What...
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