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FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/STEERING
TROUBLESHOOTING
Hard steering
• Steering stem adjusting nut too tight
• Damaged steering head bearings
• Insufficient tire pressure
• Faulty tire
Steers to one side or does not track straight
• Bent fork pipe
• Bent axle
• Worn wheel bearing
• Unequal fork fluid quantity in each fork pipe
• Faulty steering head bearing
• Bent frame
• Faulty wheel bearing
• Weak front fork
• Loose steering stem adjusting nut
Front wheel wobbling
• Bent rim
• Worm wheel bearing
• Faulty tire
• Insufficient tire pressure
• Axle not tightened properly
• Unbalanced tire and wheel
Wheel hard to turn
• Faulty wheel bearing
• Bent axle
• Brake drag
Soft suspension
• Weak fork spring
• Insufficient fork fluid
• Insufficient tire pressure
• Incorrect fork fluid viscosity
Stiff suspension
• Incorrect fork fluid viscosity
• Bent fork pipe
• Clogged fork fluid passage
• Damaged fork pipe and/or fork slider
• Fork pipe binds
• High tire pressure
Front suspension noisy
• Insufficient fork fluid
• Loose fork fasteners
• Bent fork pipe
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