How much waggle?
 

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How much waggle?

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I bought and fitted a brand x dropper post from wiggle,tightened up the collar clamp and seat clamp bolts and found 5-6mm waggle laterally at the saddle tip
Is this normal,have I done something wrong,and can it be corrected please
Thanks


 
Posted : 25/01/2023 7:02 pm
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They all do that - perfectly normal.


 
Posted : 25/01/2023 7:06 pm
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They all do a bit. Maybe yours is at the upper end of the range for a new one. Don't worry about it and remember to change the brass keys when you first service it. Then the waggle will reduce.


 
Posted : 25/01/2023 7:23 pm
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Yep mine has done this from new. Never got any worse over the years and still works just fine.


 
Posted : 25/01/2023 8:05 pm
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Mine waggled a bit (never bothered to measure how much) and a year later it still has the same amount of waggle (as far as I can tell). It’s never been something I’ve noticed whilst riding and I assume if the tolerances were so tight that there was no lateral movement then dropper posts wouldn’t go up and down very well (I assume).


 
Posted : 27/01/2023 8:51 am
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Fit a shorter saddle, it'll waggle less at the tip


 
Posted : 27/01/2023 9:26 am
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mine waggled, with a bit of fore and aft movement. I didn't like that and CRC accepted a return without hassle.


 
Posted : 27/01/2023 1:26 pm