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2009-07-07 12:35 PM

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Subject: newbie bike question

Here recently after I transport my bike I am having trouble getting the wheel to line up in the center.

Do I have one nut farther in than the other?  What can I do to correct this?

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2009-07-07 1:51 PM
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Did your brake get bumped over to one side?
2009-07-07 2:23 PM
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Yes that is the first thing I checked since I have done that before,  I can look straight down through forks and see it is not lined up.
 
I was finally able to get it aligned properly but was just wondering if maybe i was turning one nut on skewer farther than the other  
2009-07-07 3:50 PM
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Assuming the wheel was trued originally correctly, the spacing of the nuts on the skewer shouldn't make a big difference.  A lot of times when I rush the wheel back on I just don't have it seated correctly in the fork or rear.  Loosen the nuts and wiggle it into place.  Make sure the center of the tire is under the center of the brake, then tighten up.

However, if that doesn't work have the LBS check it out.  I once misalligned a wheel after disassembling and relubing the hub because I screwed up the reassembly.  I didn't figure it out until I put it on a trueing stand and realized the dishing was out of whack.

2009-07-07 4:50 PM
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If it was straight before, it probably still is. Just open your brakes and loosen the skewer so that the hub axle is as far up in the fork as possible, THEN re-tighten the skewer. I would bet one side is just not seated all the way.

You can't change the dish on a wheel just by removing it.
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