Have questions or want to discuss cycling? Join Now or Sign In to participate in the BikeRide community.

New: Take Part in the October Giveaway to Win the Qiolor TIGER Retro Electric Bike


Rear axle help asap please
#1
Ok I recently had my friend take my bike apart while I was at work to hurry up and get it to the powdercoater. For some reason he took the axle and everything out of the rear wheel and now I have no idea how it looked before. I put it back together the way I thought it should be and when it sits in the frame and I spin it the tire spins nice and centered at first but then it slowly makes its way over to the right until it is sitting on the frame and stops spinning. Did I build the axle and parts wrong or is this something else? I've got everything else back together but this is killing me. So if someone can help I would GREATLY appreciate it.
  Reply
#2
Check out the assembly of the cones and locknuts:-
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html

Have a look at Alex's video.:-
http://bikeride.com/overhaul-wheel-bearings/

Front and back bearings are similar except for freewheel / hub.
Ride hard or ride home alone!
  Reply
#3
(04-15-2011, 10:51 AM)ARThriller Wrote:  I recently had my friend take my bike apart while I was at work...

Mistake number one! Smile
Wheelies don't pop themselves. (from a QBP fortune cookie)
  Reply
#4
Yeah Rob you are right there. I have made about EVERY mistake there is to make on this project. Pretty much my routine is I work on the bike until I get so pissed off that I want to burn it and then I jump on my road bike and take off for a long ride to cool down. At the moment I have almost everything narrowed down and at the point where I have a fixed gear BUTTTT (being the key word) I can't seem to get the chain tension right. Vertical dropouts are hell for this I know but it has to be able to be done. I am about one link away from having the correct tension so tomorrow I am off to hunt for a half link that will work with the chain. If that doesnt work its either going to be a bonfire or a VERY long ride.
  Reply


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread
Author
Replies
Views
Last Post
 
43,930
11-05-2024, 04:36 PM
Last Post: Yon
 
3,512
09-13-2021, 05:26 PM
Last Post: ReapThaWhirlwind
 
8,166
09-05-2015, 09:12 AM
Last Post: Sixtoejoe
 
24,818
09-24-2014, 03:25 PM
Last Post: !TREK4ME!
 
22,534
09-09-2014, 11:03 PM
Last Post: rayms
 
15,895
11-16-2012, 10:05 AM
Last Post: Bill

Forum Jump:

[-]
10 Latest Posts
Moving in Style: Beyond Regular Transpor...
Yesterday 09:11 PM
Great UK Cycle Camping Map, For E-Bikes,...
11-10-2024 06:55 AM
Cycling is Anti-Aging, But There's a Cat...
11-10-2024 06:48 AM
BAGGI 1936(?)
11-09-2024 10:24 AM
Do you have a four foot rule?
11-09-2024 10:10 AM
Trek domane tyre
11-08-2024 05:07 PM
Greetings!
11-08-2024 04:39 PM
Peugeot Nouveau Folder
11-08-2024 04:34 PM
Community Discussion Cycling Myths
11-07-2024 09:05 PM
Tasmania! Anyone ridden here?
11-07-2024 05:15 PM

[-]
Join BikeRide on Strava
Feel free to join if you are on Strava: www.strava.com/clubs/bikeridecom

[-]
Top 5 Posters This Month
no avatar 1. enkei
22 posts
no avatar 2. GirishH
17 posts
no avatar 3. Jesper
16 posts
no avatar 4. Flowrider
14 posts
no avatar 5. Talha
10 posts