Wobble when stopping

[Wingman08]

I have a 2008 wing with a CSC trike conversion. Recently I have developed a wobble when coming to a stop (< 5 mph). The front tire has been changed with no change. The fork and triple was check and everything was in specs. I am looking for ideas.

 

[cavie]

Warped brake roter? loose wheel?

 

[msocko3]

Warped brake roter? loose wheel?

I'm betting on brake rotor.

 

[tfdeputydawg]

IMHO, warped rotor = pulsating brake, not wobble.
What air pressure are you running in your front tire?
Try 35/36. Still don't know where this 41/42 came from??

 

[mhgoldwing]

I'm not trying to be snarky here but, if there are no other symptoms and only a slight wobble below 5 mph I don't think I would give it much attention. You can spend a lot of time and money chasing a very little problem.

If on the other hand you're having more serious indications of a malfunction then proceed accordingly. Wobble, as has been described ad infinitum, has been attributed to everything from tire wear, wheel bearing, stem head bearings, worn fork components, etc. that is hard to narrow down without lengthy and expensive work.

I can even be caused by pavement irregularities, the crown in the road; this happens when one rear wheel is on downhill side of crown or center high point in road and is trying to pull the trike in that direction. Driver then counters it by opposite steering and we have wobble as front tire tries to stay in line.

Note: if roads have discernible "tracks" where worn down from auto tires, then there is a center high point. A trike's front tire almost always is riding on the slope from this high point, either right or left, and is constantly scrubbing itself while trying to maintain its position as driver tries to hold a straight line. This is almost imperceptible most of the time but causes some of the tread scalloping often talked about. This constant scrubbing action also causes "wobble" as you are feeling the tire pulling against the slope. Clear as mud?

 

[Wingman08]

Thanks for all your inputs. It looks like I will live with it for now. If it gets too annoying I will look into it again.

Wingman08

 

[Craigar]

Thanks for all your inputs. It looks like I will live with it for now. If it gets too annoying I will look into it again.

Wingman08

I have the same problem with my 2003 Goldwing CSC kit. Has new tire and balanced. My Honda dealer said the same thing about it could be many things and may never find it. He said as long as it is just before a complete stop to just live with it. Mine only has 17Kmi. on it. I have noticed it is worse if I'm just barely braking on the front. The more pressure the less the slight wobble.
Craigar in Utah.