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the back axle

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  • 16-07-2005 8:56am
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    synchro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 478 ✭✭


    i have a cb oddysey
    everything is configured for effecient riding on it
    tis time last year i got the rear axle replaced
    i recently got a puncture on the bike and realised that the back wheel is not very free wheeling.
    i released the brakes just to ensure they werent the culprit-and they werent
    in my opinion the back wheel should be as free wheeling as the front wheel - nowhere near it on mine though

    any ideas>?


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    uberwolf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,580 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    cones might be too tight.


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    synchro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 478 ✭✭synchro


    uberwolf wrote:
    cones might be too tight.

    these can be very fiddly in the snense tat its hard to get the right tightness or am i wrong
    thanks for your comment would appreciate it if you replied to this new post my mine
    thanks


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    uberwolf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,580 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    they certainly can be very difficult to get right.

    Particularly when putting a new axle and not replacing say the bearings or race. Then you have to tighten to compensate for the extra give. A rough guide would be to hand tighten only, till you feel tension, and then lock the outer ring.

    Hopefully the links in the sticky at the top will have a slightly more detailed guide :)


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    Morgan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/howfix_hub.shtml


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