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Aligning front end?

I haven't personally tried this, but here is the recommendation from George at Uptite in a thread at TT:

Now that the debate on torque values is over.??? When you set LH fork leg heigth in the clamp Do Not think the other side will be the same, get it close then set it by how the axle goes in. You might have to either lower or raise it, so the axle goes in smooth. You can usually see it hitting the top or bottom of the axle hole on the LH side. Once you get the axle to just slide gently from one side to the other it is lined up properly. Now one side might be up or slightly down on the rings this is ok and it is right. You can tell if have to use palm of your hand or mallet to get the axle thru the forks when putting front wheel on. Later George

After the forks are installed to the correct heigth(where you want them), where the axle slides thru nicely, torque the clamp bolts both sides upper and lower to specs. With wheel installed and axle nut tight, thighten lower fork leg axle pinch bolts on the LH side( making sure the grab bar on the RH side of the axle is not touching the fork protecter)now slam it into a wall then tighten the axle pinch bolts on the RH side.
If while riding and you smack anything log, rock,get caught in a rut where you've dragged the lower leg, or rubbed it hard just loosen the pinch bolts and give it a good smack into anything solid to realign it on the axle. I think this is main reason other than dirt contamination fork seals wear out and leak. Later George
 
AndrewS;117447 said:
.......now slam it into a wall then tighten the axle pinch bolts on the RH side.....
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Can't say that I've heard of that method before, but I do trust what George says so maybe it's the way to go :excuseme:

What I do when it comes to the axel pinch bolts is tighten the left side first, spin the wheel six times stopping it by applying the brake, hold the brake and then tighten the right side. Then go back and loosen the left side, spin the wheel six times, hold the brake and then tighten the pinch bolts. That seems to work for me. And don't ask me where this magical number "6" comes from, it was just the way I was taught :excuseme:
 
A Rod I do it that way too, must have read the same article way back or something.
 
Plus 1 on the Uptite method, this is how I do it too.

It looks kinda strange running your bike into the side of your house or into a tree but, as George states, my forks never leak and the front wheel always spins true.
 
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