pentachen Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Hello all, bought a V5F from @Jason McNeil two months ago -- really nice guy! Anyways, I've had ~100km on the wheel so far and it's been handling Seattle and Pittsburgh hills nicely, but today it started having a strange resistance while spinning. Can't use it anymore because it keeps jerking left and right. It sounded like the tire was rubbing up against something, but when I shined a flashlight and peered between the shell and wheel, I can't see anything blocking it. Has anyone experienced this before and know how to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentachen Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Upon closer inspection, it looks like the wheel is a little off-center and the tire rubs up against the inside of the shell (right behind the headlight). Is this repairable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 hour ago, pentachen said: Can't use it anymore because it keeps jerking left and right. It sounded like the tire was rubbing up against something, V8's have been known to rub tyres, but I do not recall V5's doing it, also if it was just rubbing I do not believe it would jerk left/right. Forwards/backwards yes, but not left/right. This suggests that somewhere between the wheel and the case something is loose or broken. It is probably a good idea to speak to @Jason McNeil as it is in warrantee, but first you might want to see, with it powered off, if there is any sideways movement/play between the case, wheel and possibly peddles and whether, if so it might just be something loose? Has the EUC taken any hard knocks just before this happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Check the inflation. If the tires doesn't have at least 30 psi, pump it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentachen Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 @Ombre I'll check the PSI, but would it behave strangely all of a sudden just because the pressure was too low? Wouldn't the tire just be a little flat? @Keith I shot Jason an email, but I think he's asleep right now. There doesn't seem to be any wiggling in the case when it's off and the wheel rolls fine when I'm just pushing it with a hand. The sidewalks here are pretty bad but I wouldn't say they're "hard knock" territory. I rolled up a shallow hill to get back home yesterday without issue. Charged it, but then almost got bucked off today leaving the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentachen Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Issue resolved, it was the tire pressure after all. Pumped it up to 35PSI and everything's fine now! Thanks for the help guys, I'm an idiot lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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