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    one wheel(not axle) slop?

    what is wrong with my tires? there is one wheel that has bad slop and its the tire not the axle carrier. i had it on the front right and it was really sloppy. after having my merv apart today i put that tire on the back and now the back is sloppy so i know its not the axles. how can u fix this type of slop? would the rim b bent a little?

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    it is possible the tire could be out of round; wouldn't be the first time I've ever seen that
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    im not sure but i suppose it could be. my guess is the center peice that goes onto the axle is bent a little from the rest of the rim so it does that. how would i fix this tho?

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    i found out the problem. part of the tire is unglued. atm i dont have any tire glue. what can i use? hot glue gun? i think i might have some old model glue back from the days when i did plastic models. would that work because its made to bond plastic?

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    Some cyanoacrylate glue would work. I used cheap 2 seconds stuff more than once and that worked fine.
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    i just found the model glue. its testors non-toxic cement. it says its for polystyrene but idk what that is besides a type of plastic. go or no go?

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    I'm afraid that is a no go. But you can try a little drop to see what it does.
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    Um idk about that makeup. Just grab the smallest bottle thr LHS sells tomorrow for < $5 to be on thr safe side. These tires go through a lot of ridiculous force so do it right or dont do it at all.
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