What Have You Fettled Today?
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DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Using a 2mm long Allen key, I removed massive amounts of crud from between the sprockets. Ugh!
Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
..which is the correct use of a 2mm alley key. What else are they for? Gripsh**t bolts - nah!
Colin_P
Guru
Interesting.
I'm sure taking it to your LBS and bunging them a fiver would be safer if you really want to keep the hub.
I think when mine wears out, i'll do that and then fit a new one for which I do have the tool.
Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
The hub is safe doing this, basically you just crush the freewheel and either it all compresses together and you can unscrew it or as once happened everything goes *BANG*, pawls and bearings fly everywhere at high velocity bagging at least 3 brace of pigeons
Did it a couple of weeks ago on another wheel after killing nor one but two different 2-prong Suntour freewheel remover tools trying to do it "properly". The hub is fine. The freewheel is of course deceased. It is an ex freewheel and has ceased to be
Did it a couple of weeks ago on another wheel after killing nor one but two different 2-prong Suntour freewheel remover tools trying to do it "properly". The hub is fine. The freewheel is of course deceased. It is an ex freewheel and has ceased to be
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Why not just unscrew the 'freewheel' ring, everything will just fall off the leaving the centre bit to be unscrewed in the vice.
Bit of a bike service:
Removed pedals and bearings. Clean and greased.
Removed/cleaned cranks, chainrings, cassette, chain, jockey wheels.
Cleaned and greased bottom bracket.
Lubed and cleaned front mech
Took headset apart, clean and lubed.
Test ridden and rides lovely. Ticking sound gone.
Removed pedals and bearings. Clean and greased.
Removed/cleaned cranks, chainrings, cassette, chain, jockey wheels.
Cleaned and greased bottom bracket.
Lubed and cleaned front mech
Took headset apart, clean and lubed.
Test ridden and rides lovely. Ticking sound gone.
gaijintendo
Veteran
- Location
- Scotchland
I played with my lemon of a fixie today: It is now a drop bar, with blue tape and a rear brake. Also I stuck on a new chainring as the old one was rusted to a frightening degree.
Previously I grabbed a Gipiemme Pista rear wheel for £25 from PX when I diagnosed the rattle in the current rear wheel as the better part of a spoke nipple (can't tell which spoke it is, so maybe an old one - but they all look equally rusted - can these things fail gracefully?).
I got the lockring off and found my chainwhip is the wrong speed(?) to whip it off so may have to use the reverse rotolock when I find time. I was also surprised to find you need a tool of some sort to get the freewheel off - so I am still using the old wheel for now. It would have been fixed, but I took a spacer off along with the lockring and it vanished!
I now need to think of a way of getting the non drive crank off as I have threaded it, and the pedal seems welded in there. I have one to stick on, and I really want to ride fixed with SPDs.
I quite enjoyed the test run tonight, but I wonder if it now looks more of a target given the reduced rust spot count. It will always be a lemon to me.
Previously I grabbed a Gipiemme Pista rear wheel for £25 from PX when I diagnosed the rattle in the current rear wheel as the better part of a spoke nipple (can't tell which spoke it is, so maybe an old one - but they all look equally rusted - can these things fail gracefully?).
I got the lockring off and found my chainwhip is the wrong speed(?) to whip it off so may have to use the reverse rotolock when I find time. I was also surprised to find you need a tool of some sort to get the freewheel off - so I am still using the old wheel for now. It would have been fixed, but I took a spacer off along with the lockring and it vanished!
I now need to think of a way of getting the non drive crank off as I have threaded it, and the pedal seems welded in there. I have one to stick on, and I really want to ride fixed with SPDs.
I quite enjoyed the test run tonight, but I wonder if it now looks more of a target given the reduced rust spot count. It will always be a lemon to me.
Salad Dodger
Guru
- Location
- Kent Coast
I fitted an adjustable stem to Mrs Salad's mountain bike today. Hopefully this will banish the complaints about the riding position being uncomfortable. Yeah, of course it will.......
mustang1
Guru
- Location
- London, UK
Raceblades. Does that count?
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Can you see what it is yet?
I was feeling in a bit of a making mood this afternoon. I had a couple of ceramic shower mixer tap inserts that I had changed lying around and thought I might be able to modify them to make a brake cable end stop.
So using a few hand tools, drill, a small vice, and some files I set about trying to make one. It worked! It might be slightly smaller diameter wise but it achieves what I want from it.
Thanks Biggsy for your kind offer of getting me some. Once I started I couldn't stop.
I was feeling in a bit of a making mood this afternoon. I had a couple of ceramic shower mixer tap inserts that I had changed lying around and thought I might be able to modify them to make a brake cable end stop.
So using a few hand tools, drill, a small vice, and some files I set about trying to make one. It worked! It might be slightly smaller diameter wise but it achieves what I want from it.
Thanks Biggsy for your kind offer of getting me some. Once I started I couldn't stop.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I did a mini-tour on my CAADX recently but had given up trying to bodge my old rack on before going (it didn't fit straight on because the rear disk brake was in the way). Instead, I carried my stuff in a large and correspondingly heavy rucksack. I swore to myself that I wouldn't make that mistake again ... Racks and panniers were invented for a reason!
A mate bought the old rack off me for £15 and I was able to find THIS rack designed with extra clearance for disk brakes. I got it for £14.99 so I was 1p up!
(The price has since gone up but is still a good deal.) I also bought a new chain for my singlespeed bike to boost the total to over £20 to qualify for free postage. I will fit the chain to the other bike tomorrow.
I just fitted the rack and am looking forward to using it on my next overnight trip.
A mate bought the old rack off me for £15 and I was able to find THIS rack designed with extra clearance for disk brakes. I got it for £14.99 so I was 1p up!
(The price has since gone up but is still a good deal.) I also bought a new chain for my singlespeed bike to boost the total to over £20 to qualify for free postage. I will fit the chain to the other bike tomorrow. I just fitted the rack and am looking forward to using it on my next overnight trip.
Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
Sold a hybrid to a lady whose son had outgrown his 650 Triban 3, but her son now being taller than her, she wanted to use his old bike but with flat bars.
Should be fairly nippy for a town bike I reckon
It came with this wrapped round it that was getting in the way while working on it. 30 seconds flat, and I reckon I'm slow. Combination locks are crap!
Should be fairly nippy for a town bike I reckon
It came with this wrapped round it that was getting in the way while working on it. 30 seconds flat, and I reckon I'm slow. Combination locks are crap!
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Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
Ain't steel brilliant?
Dropout adjustment in readiness for the new wheels on the way...
This headset press is better at doing this than it is at pressing cups in!
Dropout adjustment in readiness for the new wheels on the way...
This headset press is better at doing this than it is at pressing cups in!
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New saddle on my Eastway, plus a clean and regrease of the saddle post. I also stripped, cleaned and regreased the headset, its still noisy though, that dispite no free play and smooth operation. It looks like I'm going have to check other places to track down the noise.
