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====== Wheel Truing / Balancing ======

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|  $5 wheel truing stand ((photo by Hopper of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools?t=395586))  |  For balancing, use old worn wheel bearings, not \\ notchy, with WD40 for lube. Nice free movement. ((photo by Hopper of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools?t=395586))  |

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|For lacing: To get the initial spoking nice and centered, drill a hole on your work bench for the axle, \\ scribe a circle where the rim goes and locate it with wooden blocks screwed to the bench. \\ Wooden shims provide the correct offset. ((photo by Hopper of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools?t=395586))||


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