Things You'll Need:
- Truing stand
- Spoke wrench
- Machinist's lubricant or chain lube
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Step 1
Mount your wheel on a truing stand and spin it. Tighten the stand's guide calipers as close to the rim as possible without rubbing it.
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Step 2
Spin the wheel again and watch for wobbles using the calipers as guides. Locate the worst-warped section, then find the two spokes nearest the center of the bend. Each spoke should pull the rim toward a different side of the wheel hub.
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Step 3
Place a drop of lubricant on each spoke's nipple (the bracket that attaches spoke to rim and accepts the spoke wrench). Give each nipple a very small twist with the spoke wrench to loosen it, feeling carefully to make sure the spoke itself is not turning. Gently work the nipple until you can turn it without twisting the spoke.
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Step 4
Tighten the nipple of the spoke pulling opposite the bend a quarter turn. Loosen the second spoke the same amount.
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Step 5
Spin the wheel again. Check to see if the wobble is still there. If you can see it, tighten the two nearest spokes no more than a quarter turn each.
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Step 6
Check for any other bends in the wheel and adjust the nearest spokes to pull them out as necessary.
