How should i fix my rack?

[andyfromotley]

Bought a rack and have fitted it to my spesh allez the only problem being the nut prevents the chain using the bottom 2/3 gears of the cassette. and as you can see the nut is being worn away by the chain, i am stumped any ideas?

there are some photos here which should help.

http://picasaweb.google.com/helenandizzy/20100203RackFixing


thanks andy

 

[TheDoctor]

Will the rack go on the outside of the dropout?
Also, I don't use nuts on the rack bolts. Rack outside the dropout, bold through the rack and rely on the threaded hole, maybe with threadlock.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

try a shorter bolt!

the type that hold the bottle cage on might be a good bet, you've probably got a bolt that is for when you are attaching both mudguards and a rack with the one bolt.

lbs is the place to go if you've no spare bottle cage bolt…

 

[ianrauk]

as the good Doctor says. Bolt the rack to the outside of the dropouts. It will bend easy enough to do that.

 

[andyfromotley]

thankyou. i was confused as EBC gave me nuts and bolts with the rack, i take it that hole is threaded? (it felt like it was..............i think)

 

[MacB]

yep rack on the outside and the bolt should be long enough to go through rack and frame, but not protrude the other side. First time I fitted a rack I rang the LBS to check as I did feel I had to exert quite a bit of force to get the supporting legs outside the frame.

 

[andyfromotley]

ty guys, i am feeling a bit of an idiot now, particularly as i had to traipse around in order to get hold of longer screws.

 

[TheDoctor]

We've all been there...

 

[PpPete]

There are number of online suppliers for stainless fasteners who have good range of lengths of M5 Socket Head screws. There's an awful lot of M5 on a bike: Bottle cage mounts, rack mounts, mudguard, light brackets etc etc. so to make the postage worthwhile it's worth getting a few different lengths at a time along with plain washers, lock washers.

Andy - if you need just a couple of a particular length PM me. I'll probably have a few to spare!

 

[chillyuk]

I had the same problem with the same rack. I did what others have suggested and mounted the leg outside the dropout. The problem then was that the weld prevented the leg sitting flat, so i used a longer bolt fed through from the inside, then a couple of nuts to act as spacers then the rack leg then the fixing nut. Once it was all snugged up I used a dremel and lopped off the surplus bolt. Been like it for several months with no problems.

 

[andy_wrx]

I bolted it through from the outside using a spare bottle-cage bolt into the threaded frame, with couple of thicknesses of old innertube between the rack and the frame to stop it all scratching-up.

One one occasion it came loose, loud rattling noise over rough surfaces, so I just check the bolt every month or so.