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New shimmy - Mrkentee - 10-02-2021
I had no steering complaints. I took the front wheels off to do the brakes, and put everything back including my Centramatics and centering sleeves. Now I find I have a slight shimmy at the higher speeds that seems to come and go. I can’t understand it. Tires are Michelin‘s in very good condition with a lot of tread, and 130,000 miles. Also, the drums are in good shape. No pulsating or shaking when braking.
RE: New shimmy - Rawze - 10-02-2021
The centramatics have 2 sets of holes.. one set is larger that the other. If you used the wrong set of holes, it may not be centred properly.
RE: New shimmy - Chamberpains - 10-05-2021
I've had this on and off throughout the recent years. Every single time it's the brake drums aren't centered properly. Everytime I pull them back off and use the proper centering studs to line up the drum and wheel on the stud/hub and it goes away.
The newer brake drums for moto/hub piloted wheels have been enlarged to a ridiculous size. This allows them to go on with almost a 1/2" of movement left or right. I wouldn't think this would cause a problem but simply using proper centering studs fixes it everytime.