Truing wheels question

[bighit8]

Do you tighten the spokes at the wobble or loosen them?And 180 degrees from the wobble do you tighten or loosen?

[Devoid169]

Danny - I just left you a message on your cell. I can help out any time. I started building wheels at age 9 or 10. My dad was in the bike business (still is) and we used to lace up wheels for extra cash. Call my cell and I can help you thru a bit - its better if I show you in person. Still, truing wheels is something that takes a while to get good at. You develop a 'feel' for proper tension and getting the up/down/left/right balance in order. And one main miscue by newbie wheel truing attempts is that you have to balance tightening some spokes while loosening others to get you to a mid-tension level in an area to do some wobble correcting - its complicated to explain here. Talk to ya soon - Donny

[Abui]

I find most wobbles are left-right. My usual quick fix is to tighten 1/4 turn on the spoke that will pull the wobble in the correct direction and loosen 1/8 turn two nearby spokes that are pulling the wobble out. Repeat as necessary.
But as Devoid169 said there's an art to it, don't over-tighten and never leave a spoke loose as in too loose to "twang".

[Pato]

Are you referring to an up and down wobble (roundness) or a side to side wobble (trueness) in the rim? Sounds like you are talking about an up and down wobble to me. Either way, actually, you will start from the highest point and tighten the spoke a quarter turn. Then turn the adjacent spokes on either side an eighth of a turn. Do this until you reduce the high spot. Keeping an eye on rim trueness as well. You will not need to touch any other part of the wheel. That is, of course, unless the whole wheel is off then it's better to loosen all of the spokes and start from scratch. A slight hop is more desirable to an uneven spoke tension.

If you need help give me a holler. I've got a truing stand and can give you a hand. Why don't you stop by the Fullerton workshop this Tuesday and we can help you out with your wheel.

[Seat Sniffer]

tutorials on truing, dishing, and spoke tension.

http://www.parktool.com/repair/byreg...ageField2.y=13

[DirtymikeTDB]

Truing/building wheels is easy to learn, but takes time to master.

As far as side to side , combonation of tightening and loosing, that way you dont induce a hop.

Hops, hard to explain over the net without showing in person