01-05-2011, 12:45 PM
A trick i saw in a bike shop- it works when you can't seem to get the adjustment just right.
Screw both cone nuts into the bearings so the fit is tight and they crunch when you turn the axle. Next tighten the outer locknuts against the cone nuts. Then, stand the wheel up vertically on a table. Stick 2 identical inner cone wrenches onto the cone nuts so that they stick out horizontally, and pushing down on both will back the cone nuts out against the locknuts. This usually results in a tight adjustment with no play.
Screw both cone nuts into the bearings so the fit is tight and they crunch when you turn the axle. Next tighten the outer locknuts against the cone nuts. Then, stand the wheel up vertically on a table. Stick 2 identical inner cone wrenches onto the cone nuts so that they stick out horizontally, and pushing down on both will back the cone nuts out against the locknuts. This usually results in a tight adjustment with no play.
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