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Re: [TR] TR6 steel wheels

To: "pethier@isd.net" <pethier@isd.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 steel wheels
From: "T. S. White" <tswrace@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:42:20 -0700
pethier@isd.net wrote:
>>A good way to check wheels for warpage is to mount them on
>>a lathe and  rotate them with a dial indicator gauge
>>riding along the bead. 
> 
> 
> Since most of us don't have a lathe with a 16-inch throw
> lying around the shop, bolting the wheel to the front of a
> handy Triumph and giving it a spin seems to work fine.

Thats easy but then you have the runout in the bearings and hub to 
account for too.


-- 
        Best Regards,
        Tom


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