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Alan_tbt

I built a dynamo front wheel a few months ago. Alpkit LuvMud unit with Alexrims rim and DT Swiss spokes. All seemed good but I recently noticed a clunk when braking. Assumed headset loose, no. Checked calliper tightness, ok.
Yesterday noticed when braking the whole rim jumps to the left (towards the disc) by 4 or 5 mm. clearly this is not correct.
Any thoughts on a solution?

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Brommers in reply to @Alan_tbt

Either your caliper isn't centred properly or, more likely, the wheel isn't dished properly and the rim is offset to one side. What did you use to make sure the rim is central on the hub?

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Alan_tbt in reply to @Brommers

Thanks for all the input. A nice weekend job now the sun’s out to re-check everything.
I suspect everything has bedded in and I should have spent more time making sure the spokes were sitting properly in the flange and the nipples in the rim.

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