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How to detect a slightly tweaked triple clamp?
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[QUOTE="KaTooMer, post: 308070, member: 16246"] I tweaked my stockers a few years ago after an end-over-end crash down a hill that knocked me out cold. Like yours, my front wheel didn't track straight ahead. I took off the forks to examine them closely and couldn't see any damage. When I put them back in the triple clamps, after sliding each tube through the bottom clamp, they didn't match up exactly with the upper clamp. I could force them to go, but they were off a couple millimeters. After that, I took off the triple clamps and placed them on a very flat surface. I figured that if they were bent, they wouldn't sit perfectly flat on the surface. Not sure how scientific that experiment was, but the upper clamp clearly did not lay flat on the surface. The lower clamp was a bit harder to tell because I hadn't removed the steering stem and couldn't lay down both sides on the flat surface, but it didn't seem right either. I did some more experimenting with a drafting-quality straight edge (could test it at more points than by laying the whole thing flat on a surface) and my suspicions were confirmed. The upper clamp was definitely bent; lower clamp I wasn't sure. I installed an Applied upper clamp and the wheel tracked a lot straighter, but it was still off just a bit. I could have probably lived with it, but heck, it's only money - bought an Applied lower clamp and the wheel tracked perfectly straight. One other thing to check is the front axle. My buddy bent his ('00 300EXC), so it is possible if you hit something just the right way. Should be pretty easy to check - roll it on a flat surface and see what happens. I've been very happy with the Applied clamps. They seem to grip the fork tubes better and I rarely twist the forks in the clamps. At the same time I also switched to fat bars and a Scotts steering damper, so it all worked out for the better. Also, if you ever want to put on handguard clamps that mount to the triple clamps, the Applied clamps make it a lot easier. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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