See these tools discussed in the article.
Park tool wheel truing stand.
It can help to remove the tire while truing.
For lateral truing the tire can remain in place mount wheel in truing stand with right side of the wheel on the right side of the stand.
Older stands will use zinc colored collars with a set.
Time tested versatile wheel truing stands for home and professional mechanics.
Designed especially for the home mechanic the ts 8 allows accurate wheel truing at an economical price.
The new ts 2 2 combines time tested functions from the legendary ts 2 with new features to make it more accurate and versatile than ever.
Constructed from heavy gauge steel the ts 7 allows extremely accurate and reliable wheel truing at an economical price.
For precision dishing work the ts 2 2 and ts 2 are intended to be used with a dishing tool such as the park tool wag 4 or wag 5.
The ts 7 is a high quality truing stand designed specifically for the home mechanic.
The world s most popular wheel truing stand and the standard of the bicycle industry for 35 years is now more than ever the stand to choose for daily shop use.
Dishing centering is performed using the portable wheel dishing tool wag 3 included with the stand.
More accurate and easier to calibrate the versatile ts 4 2 is solidly built to accommodate and self center nearly any diameter wheel 16 to 29 and any tire width up to.
Radial truing and rim centering are typically not an issue when only minor corrections are made.
Older ts 2 stands can benefit from the ts rk rebuild kit.
Inspect the shaft collars.
Dishing centering is performed by simply flipping the wheel in the stand.
Remove wheel from bike and remove tire.
Innovative sliding dropout allows quick wheel installation no matter what the hub width up to 170mm.