Front wheel getting play when I ride
08-18-20, 04:52 PM
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Front wheel getting play when I ride
Decided to finally service my 1992 Trek 720 multitrack front QR Shimano HB-RM50 hub. My first time cleaning my own hub. Bought new bearings, grease, cone spanners, watched videos, etc.
Put it back together nice & tight. When I ride up the street, I come back & wheel has play. I take it all off, tighten again. RE-tighten locknuts. All is good & right. Then I ride up the block—when I get back there is play again.
any help/guidance is much appreciated!!
Put it back together nice & tight. When I ride up the street, I come back & wheel has play. I take it all off, tighten again. RE-tighten locknuts. All is good & right. Then I ride up the block—when I get back there is play again.
any help/guidance is much appreciated!!
08-18-20, 05:40 PM
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https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair...and-adjustment
You can search youtube for videos.
Typical locknut torque is around 10-15 Nm. Are you tightening the locknut against the cones, and on both sides?
You can search youtube for videos.
Typical locknut torque is around 10-15 Nm. Are you tightening the locknut against the cones, and on both sides?
08-19-20, 09:57 AM
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Are you tightening the cones to the locknuts? If each cone is super tight to each of its locknuts, you should have no play after it is adjusted properly.
This is what the physical concept of a working bicycle comes down to: two nuts can be locked together on a bolt. It's just that simple.
This is what the physical concept of a working bicycle comes down to: two nuts can be locked together on a bolt. It's just that simple.
08-19-20, 11:02 AM
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See above; usually the quick release tightens the system very slightly, so you're not getting the cones tight enough (or somehow have the wrong part(s). John Barnett (started a bicycle mechanic training institute in OR) used to say to set the tightness to allow a certain number of "swings" for the wheel back and forth after you set the tightness and before installation. If nothing else works, see what happens with the old parts.
