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       #Post#: 606--------------------------------------------------
       FRONT BRAKE OVALITY
       By: exmoor beast Date: March 22, 2015, 4:11 am
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       My ex Yugo militare has had the usual hard life & the front
       wheel has been trued by some ham fisted squaddie with the effect
       of pulling the brake drum out of true. Initially I tried ridding
       the bike to see if the shoes was just rubbing a bit (like most
       Brit bikes do) but the handlebar lever was pulsing in & out
       quite dramatically.
       A new front hub would end up costing in excess of £200 from
       Italy so I have boxed the whole front wheel assembly off to
       Stotfold engineering in Biggleswade who are going to  rebuild
       the wheel with a new rim, skim the drum & reline the shoes to
       suit.
       I will report back in a week or so's time with my findings.
       #Post#: 607--------------------------------------------------
       Re: FRONT BRAKE OVALITY
       By: huub Date: March 22, 2015, 4:44 am
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       let them  true the rim first ,
       i have had the ovality of a brake drum disappearing after
       carefully trueing the rim
       if some ham fisted mechanic tried to get a bent rim straight by
       oulling the spokes , you can end up with a oval hub
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