Rear Fender Alignment

ramwing7 · Post by **ramwing7** » Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:56 am

I've started putting back together a CL77 I'm attempting to restore and have stumbled across an issue. Simply put the wheel and tire are aligned properly, but the rear fender is canted off to one side. So much so that the right side of the fender is lined up with the right side of the tire. In bolting things back on there didn't seem to be a lot of latitude for adjustments. Any ideas how I might bring the fender back to center over the tire?
Thanks

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:00 pm

Can you tell if the fender is distorted?

Is it parallel with the wheel but just offset or is it at an angle suggesting that it has taken a hit a some time?

G

ramwing7 · Post by **ramwing7** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:57 am

The fender is not parallel with the tire.
The fender appears to be straight unto itself.
If I stare just right, the passenger grab rail might be slightly bent in the offset direction.
I think I'm going to try loosening the bolts that attach the fender to the rail and see if it will tug back to a straighter position.

Bet you're right. It probably has taken some sort of hit to the rear end. Seems like some of these old things have taken a beating somewhere in their past.

rrietman · Post by **rrietman** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:06 am

bent swingarm. pretty common. about half of the well used ones I've seen are bent.
Good luck
Randy

ramwing7 · Post by **ramwing7** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:16 pm

Could be. But I have two and they look the same. Granted they both might be bent. Gonna have to ponder this some more. If I figure it out, I'll post it here.
The fun continues.
Thanks.

Scram64 · Post by **Scram64** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:23 pm

Just a thought, Did you work on the rear spokes? Maybe the offset is incorrect? Scram64

rrietman · Post by **rrietman** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 11:51 pm

there is no offset. the rims are centered on the hubs.
Randy