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almost frozen nipples on old wheel - typical solution
I have an older wheel that when I turn a nipple, I must turn it a lot
before the spoke frees itself and moves. From what I could find using google search most people recommend replacing the spokes and nipples. Why does one have to replace the spokes? |
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Woogoogle wrote:
I have an older wheel that when I turn a nipple, I must turn it a lot before the spoke frees itself and moves. From what I could find using google search most people recommend replacing the spokes and nipples. Why does one have to replace the spokes? Oh, but it does move though? Drop the tension, oil the nipples and then bring it back up to tight/round/true and all will be well. If you have to cut out one or two spokes I'd still consider that reasonable. Oil the threads and let oil spill over the side to lube the nipple against the rim, too. Wipe up the excess before smearing the oil with your brake shoes. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Woogoogle wrote:
I have an older wheel that when I turn a nipple, I must turn it a lot before the spoke frees itself and moves. From what I could find using google search most people recommend replacing the spokes and nipples. Why does one have to replace the spokes? Oh, but it does move though? Drop the tension, oil the nipples and then bring it back up to tight/round/true and all will be well. If you have to cut out one or two spokes I'd still consider that reasonable. Oil the threads and let oil spill over the side to lube the nipple against the rim, too. Wipe up the excess before smearing the oil with your brake shoes. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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steve- I have an older wheel that when I turn a nipple, I must turn it a lot
before the spoke frees itself and moves. From what I could find using google search most people recommend replacing the spokes and nipples. Why does one have to replace the spokes? BRBR Before you do that look into a thing called a 'twist assist', a modified 4th hand that is used to hold spokes while you turn nipps. You don't have the replace the spokes, if you can actually turn the nipples. Lube the nipps and rebuild. Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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steve- I have an older wheel that when I turn a nipple, I must turn it a lot
before the spoke frees itself and moves. From what I could find using google search most people recommend replacing the spokes and nipples. Why does one have to replace the spokes? BRBR Before you do that look into a thing called a 'twist assist', a modified 4th hand that is used to hold spokes while you turn nipps. You don't have the replace the spokes, if you can actually turn the nipples. Lube the nipps and rebuild. Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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A Muzi wrote in message news:
Oil the threads and let oil spill over the side to lube the nipple against the rim, too. Wipe up the excess before smearing the oil with your brake shoes. Another good reason to remove any excess oil is that it will cause punctures in your inner tubes. After carefully de-tensioning, lubing and re-tensioning a wheel recently, surplus oil I had left around the rim caused the inner tube to fail within a matter of hours of refitting the tyre. I had been rather liberal with the oil can (standard motor oil) around the sockets in the rim. Gravity and a few hours time were all it took. David Green Cambridge UK |
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A Muzi wrote in message news:
Oil the threads and let oil spill over the side to lube the nipple against the rim, too. Wipe up the excess before smearing the oil with your brake shoes. Another good reason to remove any excess oil is that it will cause punctures in your inner tubes. After carefully de-tensioning, lubing and re-tensioning a wheel recently, surplus oil I had left around the rim caused the inner tube to fail within a matter of hours of refitting the tyre. I had been rather liberal with the oil can (standard motor oil) around the sockets in the rim. Gravity and a few hours time were all it took. David Green Cambridge UK |
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The reason its recommended to replace the spokes is cleaning the thread on each spoke is time consuming. Cheaper to replace. For the DIY'er, its not usually an issue -- Weisse Luft |
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