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Stoopid ocky strap
Decided to do a service on my rear MTB wheel on the weekend because
although it seemed fairly true, it was definitely rubbing against the pads in a bit of a pattern, and making some strange noises from the hub at speed. Pulled out the axle to find a mass of thin white elastic strips all through the bearings. Then I remembered that a month or so ago I had an ocky strap get caught up in the rear wheel and destroy the strap. Somehow the ocky strap pieces had managed to work their way into the axle and bearings. I also noticed a bit of pitting damage to one of the cones but decided to ignore that because I needed the bike to get to work. Cleaned all the crap out, re-greased it all and then spent a while truing the wheel and getting the brake pads lined up nicely. Then went for a test ride. Didn't get 2 metres when I hear rubbing against the pads. Bugger! Got off and realised there seemed to be some kind of movement in the hub. Figured I hadn't tightened the cup and cone enough. Of comes the wheel, go through the motions, put it all back together, and do another test ride. Same thing again. BUGGER! Wheel off, much swearing, everything seems ok. I hold the wheel by each side of the axle, give it a spin, and then I notice it. The bloody axle is bent, so when I spin one side of the axle the other side spins in an ellipse shape. Now I know why there was damage to the cone, that damned ocky strap did a lot more than just slow me down. So looks like it will be single speed and backpack for me tomorrow, and hopefully the boys at Peter Moore can sort me out with a new axle. DaveB |
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DaveB wrote:
Decided to do a service on my rear MTB wheel on the weekend because although it seemed fairly true, it was definitely rubbing against the pads in a bit of a pattern, and making some strange noises from the hub at speed. Pulled out the axle to find a mass of thin white elastic strips all through the bearings. Then I remembered that a month or so ago I had an ocky strap get caught up in the rear wheel and destroy the strap. Somehow the ocky strap pieces had managed to work their way into the axle and bearings. I also noticed a bit of pitting damage to one of the cones but decided to ignore that because I needed the bike to get to work. Cleaned all the crap out, re-greased it all and then spent a while truing the wheel and getting the brake pads lined up nicely. Then went for a test ride. Didn't get 2 metres when I hear rubbing against the pads. Bugger! Got off and realised there seemed to be some kind of movement in the hub. Figured I hadn't tightened the cup and cone enough. Of comes the wheel, go through the motions, put it all back together, and do another test ride. Same thing again. BUGGER! Wheel off, much swearing, everything seems ok. I hold the wheel by each side of the axle, give it a spin, and then I notice it. The bloody axle is bent, so when I spin one side of the axle the other side spins in an ellipse shape. Now I know why there was damage to the cone, that damned ocky strap did a lot more than just slow me down. So looks like it will be single speed and backpack for me tomorrow, and hopefully the boys at Peter Moore can sort me out with a new axle. DaveB This could be a classic 'chicken or the egg' problem. The bent axle caused vibration, the occy strap thereafter came loose, self-destructed in the wheel. Or did the occy do it? I don't see how (forgive my lack of imagination tonight). |
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"DaveB" wrote in message
u... Decided to do a service on my rear MTB wheel on the weekend because although it seemed fairly true, it was definitely rubbing against the pads in a bit of a pattern, and making some strange noises from the hub at speed. Pulled out the axle to find a mass of thin white elastic strips all through the bearings. Then I remembered that a month or so ago I had an ocky strap get caught up in the rear wheel and destroy the strap. Somehow the ocky strap pieces had managed to work their way into the axle and bearings. I also noticed a bit of pitting damage to one of the cones but decided to ignore that because I needed the bike to get to work. Cleaned all the crap out, re-greased it all and then spent a while truing the wheel and getting the brake pads lined up nicely. Then went for a test ride. Didn't get 2 metres when I hear rubbing against the pads. Bugger! Got off and realised there seemed to be some kind of movement in the hub. Figured I hadn't tightened the cup and cone enough. Of comes the wheel, go through the motions, put it all back together, and do another test ride. Same thing again. BUGGER! Wheel off, much swearing, everything seems ok. I hold the wheel by each side of the axle, give it a spin, and then I notice it. The bloody axle is bent, so when I spin one side of the axle the other side spins in an ellipse shape. Now I know why there was damage to the cone, that damned ocky strap did a lot more than just slow me down. So looks like it will be single speed and backpack for me tomorrow, and hopefully the boys at Peter Moore can sort me out with a new axle. DaveB I might have a spare axle laying around that you can have for nothing Dave (came in that bulk lot that I got from ebay). I will check out in the shed tonight when I take my battery off charge.... I assume that it is a quick release type?? Gags |
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Gags wrote:
I might have a spare axle laying around that you can have for nothing Dave (came in that bulk lot that I got from ebay). I will check out in the shed tonight when I take my battery off charge.... I assume that it is a quick release type?? Gags It's alright, picked one up on the way home for $8 (much cheaper than the whole wheel I thought I might have to buy). DaveB |
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