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I bought a rear wheel a while back from a local bike co-op. At the
time we believed that it might be a 126 spacing, but it turned out to be a 130 spacing. Rather than "make it fit" I decided to respace it. I removed the axle and found a 4mm spacer which I removed, cut the axle, and reassembled the wheel. I then started to redish the wheel using a screwdriver from the inside of the wheel. It's now true and centered, though the spoke tension is too low -- they probably need one more turn. Problem is, the drive side spokes protrude through the nipples such that I cannot turn them with a screwdriver anymore. I'm willing to risk the spokes sticking out a bit too far (I'll use two layers of cloth tape if I have to), but unfortunately none of my three spoke wrenches (Park red, green, black) fit it! I've taken the wheel to two different LBS, neither of which could tell me which size wrench would fit (nor did they sell any other sizes). I was considering a multi-sized tool, such as: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=36 144 but the sizes are in different units. How would I know if this might work? Any other sources that people could point me towards? Thanks! -Rex |
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On 2006-11-06, Rex Kerr wrote:
SNIP Problem is, the drive side spokes protrude through the nipples such that I cannot turn them with a screwdriver anymore. I'm willing to risk the spokes sticking out a bit too far (I'll use two layers of cloth tape if I have to) SNIP Not the answer you're after I know, but buy a file and file down the protruding length of spoke until its flush with the head of the nipple this won't help your current problem, but it will stop you getting an awful lot of flat tyres in the future. Cheers Joel |
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Not the answer you're after I know, but buy a file and file down the
protruding length of spoke until its flush with the head of the nipple this won't help your current problem, but it will stop you getting an awful lot of flat tyres in the future. Currently nothing protruding, but if I manage to tighten those spokes and they do I'll definitely consider your advice -- though probably with a dremel rather than by hand! :-) |
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On 6 Nov 2006 15:08:06 -0800, "Rex Kerr" wrote:
I bought a rear wheel a while back from a local bike co-op. At the time we believed that it might be a 126 spacing, but it turned out to be a 130 spacing. Rather than "make it fit" I decided to respace it. I removed the axle and found a 4mm spacer which I removed, cut the axle, and reassembled the wheel. I then started to redish the wheel using a screwdriver from the inside of the wheel. It's now true and centered, though the spoke tension is too low -- they probably need one more turn. Problem is, the drive side spokes protrude through the nipples such that I cannot turn them with a screwdriver anymore. I'm willing to risk the spokes sticking out a bit too far (I'll use two layers of cloth tape if I have to), but unfortunately none of my three spoke wrenches (Park red, green, black) fit it! I've taken the wheel to two different LBS, neither of which could tell me which size wrench would fit (nor did they sell any other sizes). I was considering a multi-sized tool, such as: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=36 144 but the sizes are in different units. How would I know if this might work? Any other sources that people could point me towards? Thanks! -Rex Dear Rex, You buy a variety of spoke wrenches, many with sizes indicated, he http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...Wrenches&q=&s= or http://tinyurl.com/yzsjkq If your spoke nipples are too big for the black, green, and red Park wrenches, there's a fair chance that you need the larger blue sw-3 wrench at 0.156 inches: SW-0 (Black) 80 ga./.127” nipple/3.23mm SW-1 (Green) 80 ga./.130” nipple/3.30mm SW-2 (Red) 80 ga./.136” nipple/3.45mm SW-3 (Blue) 105 ga./.156” nipple/3.96mm http://www.parktool.com/products/det...16&item=SW%2D3 Ask a shop to measure the spokes with a dial or digital caliper, or spend a $8 at Harbor Freight and get one for yourself: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=93293 Here's an index of such stores in the US: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/retail_stores.taf Sorry if you live in Massachusetts or the handful of other benighted states without a cheap tool outlet. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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"Rex Kerr" wrote in message oups.com... Not the answer you're after I know, but buy a file and file down the protruding length of spoke until its flush with the head of the nipple this won't help your current problem, but it will stop you getting an awful lot of flat tyres in the future. Currently nothing protruding, but if I manage to tighten those spokes and they do I'll definitely consider your advice -- though probably with a dremel rather than by hand! :-) After building a wheel once, a certain number of spokes were a bit too long (not all just a few), I simply used a dremel tool and a cutoff wheel to carefully grind down the offending spokes. Do you have a small jeweler's file, you can carefully file one of your spoke wrenches to fit. Then buy a new spoke wrench to replace the one you filed oversize. You could also replace the spke nipples with more convential sized nipples too. |
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On 2006-11-07, Rex Kerr wrote:
Not the answer you're after I know, but buy a file and file down the protruding length of spoke until its flush with the head of the nipple this won't help your current problem, but it will stop you getting an awful lot of flat tyres in the future. Currently nothing protruding, but if I manage to tighten those spokes and they do I'll definitely consider your advice -- though probably with a dremel rather than by hand! :-) If you've got a dremel (or better yet a proper angle grinder with a thin disk) you could try cutting slots in an old headset nut, there generally made of quite good steel and make reasonable tools Cheers Joel |
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Rex Kerr wrote: I bought a rear wheel a while back from a local bike co-op. At the time we believed that it might be a 126 spacing, but it turned out to be a 130 spacing. Rather than "make it fit" I decided to respace it. I removed the axle and found a 4mm spacer which I removed, cut the axle, and reassembled the wheel. I then started to redish the wheel using a screwdriver from the inside of the wheel. It's now true and centered, though the spoke tension is too low -- they probably need one more turn. Problem is, the drive side spokes protrude through the nipples such that I cannot turn them with a screwdriver anymore. I'm willing to risk the spokes sticking out a bit too far (I'll use two layers of cloth tape if I have to), but unfortunately none of my three spoke wrenches (Park red, green, black) fit it! I've taken the wheel to two different LBS, neither of which could tell me which size wrench would fit (nor did they sell any other sizes). I was considering a multi-sized tool, such as: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=36 144 but the sizes are in different units. How would I know if this might work? Any other sources that people could point me towards? Thanks! -Rex The one pictures will work, one of those slots will be right. pedros makes a nice multi spoke wrench as well. http://www.pedros.com/frame.aspx?url...rto.html?trunk |
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Joel Mayes wrote: On 2006-11-06, Rex Kerr wrote: SNIP Problem is, the drive side spokes protrude through the nipples such that I cannot turn them with a screwdriver anymore. I'm willing to risk the spokes sticking out a bit too far (I'll use two layers of cloth tape if I have to) SNIP Not the answer you're after I know, but buy a file and file down the protruding length of spoke until its flush with the head of the nipple this won't help your current problem, but it will stop you getting an awful lot of flat tyres in the future. Cheers Not his problem, he's trying to true the wheel using the slot on the outside of the nipple, with a screw driver, and the slot is going away as the nipple gets tightened Joel |
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Rex Kerr wrote: I bought a rear wheel a while back from a local bike co-op. At the time we believed that it might be a 126 spacing, but it turned out to be a 130 spacing. Rather than "make it fit" I decided to respace it. I removed the axle and found a 4mm spacer which I removed, cut the axle, and reassembled the wheel. I then started to redish the wheel using a screwdriver from the inside of the wheel. It's now true and centered, though the spoke tension is too low -- they probably need one more turn. Problem is, the drive side spokes protrude through the nipples such that I cannot turn them with a screwdriver anymore. I'm willing to risk the spokes sticking out a bit too far (I'll use two layers of cloth tape if I have to), but unfortunately none of my three spoke wrenches (Park red, green, black) fit it! I've taken the wheel to two different LBS, neither of which could tell me which size wrench would fit (nor did they sell any other sizes). I was considering a multi-sized tool, such as: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=36 144 but the sizes are in different units. How would I know if this might work? Any other sources that people could point me towards? Thanks! -Rex Park Tool SW-10 adjustable spoke wrench! Lew |
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Rex Kerr wrote: I bought a rear wheel a while back from a local bike co-op. At the time we believed that it might be a 126 spacing, but it turned out to be a 130 spacing. Rather than "make it fit" I decided to respace it. I removed the axle and found a 4mm spacer which I removed, cut the axle, and reassembled the wheel. I then started to redish the wheel using a screwdriver from the inside of the wheel. It's now true and centered, though the spoke tension is too low -- they probably need one more turn. Problem is, the drive side spokes protrude through the nipples such that I cannot turn them with a screwdriver anymore. I'm willing to risk the spokes sticking out a bit too far (I'll use two layers of cloth tape if I have to), but unfortunately none of my three spoke wrenches (Park red, green, black) fit it! I've taken the wheel to two different LBS, neither of which could tell me which size wrench would fit (nor did they sell any other sizes). I was considering a multi-sized tool, such as: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=36 144 but the sizes are in different units. How would I know if this might work? Any other sources that people could point me towards? Thanks! -Rex Park Tool SW-10 adjustable spoke wrench! Lew |
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