EasyPeez
Veteran
- Location
- Cottingham, East Yorkshire
I've recently bought a second hand Genesis Day One single speed. It needed a new sprocket, which I've finally got around to tackling. I got the factory fitted Shimano one off, after quite a battle. Not to worry, I thought - probably just seized after 4 years of the previous owner riding it and not stripping it down.
So I cleaned up the hub and added a dab of grease to the threads, got out my shiny new White Industries sprocket to put on, which I've just tried to do, but it's not having it...it starts to wind on but then won't go any further than the first couple of threads.
I expected it would wind on by hand and then maybe just need a tighten with the sprocket tool at the end to make sure, but that's not the case. So I'm wondering if the threads on the hub are stripped. That would also explain why it was so hard to get it off maybe?
I'm wary of trying to crank it on with the tool in case I damage the new sprocket.
Am I being soft, should I give it some welly to try to wind it on, or am I right in thinking it should screw on fairly easily?
The sprocket I have bought should be compatible with the hub, shouldn't it?
https://www.condorcycles.com/collections/white-industries/products/white-industries-eno-freewheel
to replace
https://tinyurl.com/y9kkltaa
And if the problem is stripped/damaged threads, would a decent LBS be able to repair the threads on an alu hub, or am I looking at a choice between a new hub and wheel re-build or new wheel?
Cheers,
Andy
So I cleaned up the hub and added a dab of grease to the threads, got out my shiny new White Industries sprocket to put on, which I've just tried to do, but it's not having it...it starts to wind on but then won't go any further than the first couple of threads.
I expected it would wind on by hand and then maybe just need a tighten with the sprocket tool at the end to make sure, but that's not the case. So I'm wondering if the threads on the hub are stripped. That would also explain why it was so hard to get it off maybe?
I'm wary of trying to crank it on with the tool in case I damage the new sprocket.
Am I being soft, should I give it some welly to try to wind it on, or am I right in thinking it should screw on fairly easily?
The sprocket I have bought should be compatible with the hub, shouldn't it?
https://www.condorcycles.com/collections/white-industries/products/white-industries-eno-freewheel
to replace
https://tinyurl.com/y9kkltaa
And if the problem is stripped/damaged threads, would a decent LBS be able to repair the threads on an alu hub, or am I looking at a choice between a new hub and wheel re-build or new wheel?
Cheers,
Andy