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hotprops Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 180 fort myers fl	want to check spokes 05/08/15 at 10:23:42 2009 s40 2038 miles pampered by older women driver. i have only beat on it for 300 of those miles. so do i use the hit it with wrench an go by the twang sound or snug up what i think are loose ones or do the tighten one skip2 and go around and around? i will have the bike on a center jack.also is the back rim usually need more work, more often ?
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Re: want to check spokes
Reply #1 - 05/08/15 at 10:36:10

Tap on the spokes and tighten any that sound dull. Unfortunately if the bike has been stored outside for a long time....the nipples are likely rusted onto the spokes and you may not be able to turn them. Don't try hard enough that you break them.....missing spokes are "much more worser" than loose ones. Mark the loose ones and then put some penetrating oil on them and let it soak a bit before you try and tighten them.

Try not to tighten too many of them adjacent to each other all at once...as you may pull the rim out of true.

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: want to check spokes Reply #2 - 05/08/15 at 10:42:05 I always start by spinning the wheel and watching for wobble, if you see any, you'll likely find loose spokes there then start the 'tap test'
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hotprops Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 180 fort myers fl	Re: want to check spokes Reply #3 - 05/12/15 at 09:31:04 they all sounded the same except the one with the wheel weight and they tracked nicely while on the jack. thanks for the info
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hotprops Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 180 fort myers fl	Re: want to check spokes Reply #4 - 05/12/15 at 13:49:51 to add, it ended up being a 6mm spoke wrench as was stated in clymers bought the wrench and did not get to use it! i guess thats a good thing
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