CSC 20" rear 7-spd geared 36V eBike kit issues
I've bought a CSC brand 20" (NOT-fat) rear 7-speed geared 36V 500W kit on Aliexpress.com (because I couldn't find a good domestic source for a normal-width 20" rear kit that I liked) for a Sun EZ-1 steel-frame 3x7-speed recumbent bike. Everything appears present in the box. I'd recently assembled a 26" rear geared 36V 500W kit from ebikeling.com onto my Sun EZ-Speedster with little difficulty, so I thought I'd upgrade my wife's EZ-1. I have problems (apologies if I misstate part names).
|
If the rear cogs spin on it's a freewheel, not a cassette.
|
Originally Posted by trailangel
(Post 20905886)
If the rear cogs spin on it's a freewheel, not a cassette.
I'm in an email dialog with the CSC Store contact now. He suggested I can correct the wheel off-center with an extra washer on a side, but it's already pretty hard to spread the dropouts enough to fit the 4 total washers I have on there now. I may consider the threaded-rod/washers/nuts cold-set process of gradually stretching open the dropout spacing, but I don't think making room for a 5th washer is enough. I think dimension-wise, this hub motor + 7-speed freewheel combination is just too wide, by roughly 1/4". I don't see a potential solution other than a freewheel that takes up less width, so the wheel/tire can move to center. I don't care that I loose some hill-climbing ability in a gear I won't miss. I could order a 6-speed freewheel, but can't find one with an 11T gear (yet). I'm going to drop by my bike shop & inquire about disassembly/reassembly of my DNP 7-speed freewheel less the largest diameter gear. I think I'll have some exposed hub that I can grind-off near flush & have a working solution maybe today. Wish me luck or throw me some advice/comments, thanks. |
1) You can move the wheel over by tightening the spokes on the side you want to pull towards and loosening the other side. Very easy as long as you adjust both sides equally.
2) It's possible to locate 6-speed freewheels with smaller gears; they'll be NOS and may cost $50 - $ 100 on ebay. |
den458, although I'm reluctant to ever disturb an alloy frame, I'd have no problem adding a washer to the hub to clear the freewheel on a steel frame.
What you need to do is called "dishing" the wheel. It's a term made by wheel builders to move the rim over. Anyway, loosen all the spokes on one side 1/4 turn. Tighten the other side 1/4 turn. The rim will move surprising far. You might have to add a little more on the tightened side to keep tension. Be methodical and it's not bad. Many people try to keep the tone on both sides the same, when a spoke is rapped with a tool, as a means of determining the tension. In the past, I'd often try to mount a wheel skewed in the dropouts so the rim would be centered between the caliper pads. After I learned about dishing, I saw how little I knew about wheels. Hopefully it will move over enough. If not, they screwed up when they built the wheel, as the spokes usually have to be different lengths to center the rim for wheel that includes a cassette or freewheel. |
You can check Sheldon Brown's tutorials or go to utube if you need more instruction
|
Update on my EZ-1 20" rear geared build: I'd shared earlier that my rear wheel with freewheel was not well-centered in the frame. I'd hoped to address that by disassembly & reassembly of my DNP 7-speed freewheel, such that leaving out the biggest ring & spacer would result in a thinner but useful 6-speed freewheel. I had it apart & reassembled as a 6-speed but the design wouldn't allow me to fully snug the gears tight using the lockring, due to limited hub thread depth.
I've searched pretty exhaustively for a 6-speed freewheel with an 11T small gear. IT DOES NOT CURRENTLY EXIST to my knowledge. I contacted DNP about my wish for one, they acknowledged my request, said they'd get back to me, we'll see. Plan-B, I used a threaded rod, nuts & washers to stretch the dropout width by 10 mm so that additional washers needed to better center the wheel would fit. The wheel is still not perfectly centered, but way better. It remains to be seen if the center-pull brakes can be adjusted to accomodate the wheel location, or if I will still need to "dish" the wheel some, or not. More as time permits... |
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 04:47 PM. |
Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.