DT hub end cap swap woes
11-25-19, 10:25 PM
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DT hub end cap swap woes
I have set of spline CR1600 wheels that came with XD freehub. I changed the freehub to a Shimano road, and then the end caps to 11 speed road for 142 x 12 thru axel. The wheel now fits in the dropout loose, and only measures 138mm. I’ve done everything per DT so far on this. Any suggestions?
11-26-19, 05:48 AM
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On another note I was fitting a front wheel to a new Salsa Warbird fork, and it appears the slot in the fork that accepts the end caps of the hub is too narrow. The wheel will only go in the fork, but not go all the way in to get the thru axle inserted. The wheels I am using are DT Spline 1600. I also tried this with an alternate wheel set with DT 240 hubs and got the same exact result. Any suggestions with this one?
11-27-19, 11:10 AM
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On another note I was fitting a front wheel to a new Salsa Warbird fork, and it appears the slot in the fork that accepts the end caps of the hub is too narrow. The wheel will only go in the fork, but not go all the way in to get the thru axle inserted. The wheels I am using are DT Spline 1600. I also tried this with an alternate wheel set with DT 240 hubs and got the same exact result. Any suggestions with this one?
11-27-19, 11:32 AM
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Did the 11 speed road end caps come with your wheelset or did you purchase them separately? If buying separately, you have to be sure to get the correct 11 speed caps depending on if your hub uses straight-pull or j-bend spokes.
The new Warbird forks are 12mm as wsteve464 suggested.
The new Warbird forks are 12mm as wsteve464 suggested.
11-30-19, 06:40 AM
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Thanks all for your comments.
For the rear, I had new road 11 speed end caps, and worked through DT. They had some QC issuers where an out of spec end cap slipped through. They are sending the new end cap and this should fit fine.
For the front I did have a 15 x 100 end caps and was trying to fit this in my 12 x 100 frame. New proper end caps and it fits great.
However My wheel measures exactly 100mm, but the dropouts in my frame measure 101.56mm. Is that extra slop acceptable? Doesn’t that compress in the fork legs slightly when the axle is tightened?
For the rear, I had new road 11 speed end caps, and worked through DT. They had some QC issuers where an out of spec end cap slipped through. They are sending the new end cap and this should fit fine.
For the front I did have a 15 x 100 end caps and was trying to fit this in my 12 x 100 frame. New proper end caps and it fits great.
However My wheel measures exactly 100mm, but the dropouts in my frame measure 101.56mm. Is that extra slop acceptable? Doesn’t that compress in the fork legs slightly when the axle is tightened?
