Originally Posted by
gster
What seems like the right amount of play off the bike is
usually too much when attached and spinning.
That can certainly be the case! I really like doing hub adjustments in the bench vice, to feel that "tiny bit of slack" that the Sturmey wants I get the cone and lock nut sort of snug then put the thumb of my left hand on the locknut and hub shell at the same time and wiggle the rim with my right hand so I'm feeling the tiny bit of play in the bearing adjustment with my left thumb, not my right hand.