any way to straighten rotors?
09-30-05, 04:03 PM
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any way to straighten rotors?
My rear hayes rotor has gone slightly out of true, so is there anyway to straighten it out and make it true again? (without going to my lbs)
09-30-05, 04:15 PM
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ya thats how you do it, just make sure the wrench is clean and smooth. if its only bent in 1 small place use 3, 2 to stabalize and the other one in the middle to bend it. this is prety much what the shop would do.
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Originally Posted by madbiker555
Ya I don't think that's the greatest idea.
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Originally Posted by madbiker555
Ya I don't think that's the greatest idea.
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O....it just sounded crude to do it with a wrench but I'll go try it.
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Originally Posted by madbiker555
O....it just sounded crude to do it with a wrench but I'll go try it.
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Originally Posted by zx108
this might be a little far fetched but, a vise grip?
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if u were you.. i would just get a new rotor.. i paid S$25 for mine.. in US$ i think it is $13 or something.. but they are quite cheap.. and they work just fine..
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Sure they might be cheap. but why run out and buy a new one if the old will work just fine with a minimal amount of elbow grease and a few firing synapses? If it doesn't work or it gets ruined, then sure, go ahead and buy a new one, until then save the money or buy something worth spending the money on.
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I bent mine so bad on the trail one time, my bike was almost unridable, I hvae no choic but to bend them back with my hands.
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Originally Posted by norcodirtjumper
I bent mine so bad on the trail one time, my bike was almost unridable, I hvae no choic but to bend them back with my hands.
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paul morningstar makes an excellent set of rotor aligning tools. when paired with the rotor guage that attaches to most truing stands, you can get a rotor to be straight within .1mm. this is what we use at my shop.
god bless you paul morningstar.
god bless you paul morningstar.
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Originally Posted by norcodirtjumper
I bent mine so bad on the trail one time, my bike was almost unridable, I hvae no choic but to bend them back with my hands.
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Originally Posted by bobflyer
if u were you.. i would just get a new rotor.. i paid S$25 for mine.. in US$ i think it is $13 or something.. but they are quite cheap.. and they work just fine..
