Spinergy front axle not centered, cog rubs on frame...

Hi All,

A buddy shipped me his old Spinergy RevX wheels and I am trying to get
them to fit on my bike. I have old 8 spd Dura-Ace and so did he. I
have three problems :

1) The front wheel axle is not centered. There is a circlip holding
the sealed bearing in one side but its missing on the other and the
sealed bearing seems to be sitting out (not flush) from the hub body.
Assuming I can get another circlip and get the bearing back in the hub
body, how do I adjust the axle so that it is centered again. I hope
the shipping didnt damage it all ?

2) The back wheel when sitting in the frame, has the bottom 12 tooth
cog rubbing on the frame near the drop out. The cogset seems to be
not Shimano and not Campag, (maybe Sachs ?) and the bottom cog seems
to have a bigger profile than the Dura-Ace HG Cassette. Will my 8spd
HG Dura-Ace cassette from my normal wheels go onto whatever is
underneath the Spinergy cogset ? Im sure I need a special tool to get
the cassette assembly off, as my Shimano tools dont fit. I fear the
whole cogset and freewheel system may be a screw on type like the only
UG shimano before the cassette hubs came out.

3) The back axle is slightly bent, when I spin the axle from the
non-cog side, the other end of the axle seems to be bent slightly. Is
it easy to get a new axle for these wheels ? Do I need a special one
from Spinergy ?

Thanks for any help whatsoever...
Glen

Come on guys, any idea why a cassette cog should rub on my frame even
though the wheel appears correctly dished ? If I move the axle
through the hub body further to make room between frame and bottom
cog, then I screw the dishing of the wheel ?

My frame is 54cm oversized aluminium, and I have had no troubles with
my standard Dura-Ace 32 hole wheels at all. Unfortunately I dont know
what brand
the frame is as I bought it second hand without labels.

And had anyone popped the sealed bearing units out of the front wheel
on these spinergys ? Do I need any special tools or just drift it out
grently with a rubber mallet.

Thanks again
Glen



(Glen Hendry) wrote in message . com...
Hi All,

A buddy shipped me his old Spinergy RevX wheels and I am trying to get
them to fit on my bike. I have old 8 spd Dura-Ace and so did he. I
have three problems :

1) The front wheel axle is not centered. There is a circlip holding
the sealed bearing in one side but its missing on the other and the
sealed bearing seems to be sitting out (not flush) from the hub body.
Assuming I can get another circlip and get the bearing back in the hub
body, how do I adjust the axle so that it is centered again. I hope
the shipping didnt damage it all ?

2) The back wheel when sitting in the frame, has the bottom 12 tooth
cog rubbing on the frame near the drop out. The cogset seems to be
not Shimano and not Campag, (maybe Sachs ?) and the bottom cog seems
to have a bigger profile than the Dura-Ace HG Cassette. Will my 8spd
HG Dura-Ace cassette from my normal wheels go onto whatever is
underneath the Spinergy cogset ? Im sure I need a special tool to get
the cassette assembly off, as my Shimano tools dont fit. I fear the
whole cogset and freewheel system may be a screw on type like the only
UG shimano before the cassette hubs came out.

3) The back axle is slightly bent, when I spin the axle from the
non-cog side, the other end of the axle seems to be bent slightly. Is
it easy to get a new axle for these wheels ? Do I need a special one
from Spinergy ?

Thanks for any help whatsoever...
Glen

ghendry- Come on guys, any idea why a cassette cog should rub on my frame
even
though the wheel appears correctly dished ? BRBR

These wheels had a Campagnolo axle and shimano axle. Perhaps you have the
shimano freehub and a Campagnolo axle. That would goon things up.

Peter Chisholm
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Boulder, CO, 80302
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(Qui si parla Campagnolo) wrote in message ...
ghendry- Come on guys, any idea why a cassette cog should rub on my frame
even
though the wheel appears correctly dished ? BRBR

These wheels had a Campagnolo axle and shimano axle. Perhaps you have the
shimano freehub and a Campagnolo axle. That would goon things up.

I may be remembering incorrectly but wasn't the first year of DA
8-speed built to be compatable with 7-Speed systems? ie 126mm spacing
and only moved to 130mm in the second year?

(too many years ago now... sigh)

(ajames54) wrote in message . com...

I may be remembering incorrectly but wasn't the first year of DA
8-speed built to be compatable with 7-Speed systems? ie 126mm spacing
and only moved to 130mm in the second year?

(too many years ago now... sigh)

(not really relevant to Spinergy axles, but...)

Yes and no. 8-speed Shimano road hubs were always 130mm OLD. However,
the Dura-Ace locknut's outer surface was conical, which allowed the
user to cram the wheel into a 126mm-spaced frame without too much
trouble. I dunno when Shimano stopped supplying the conical locknuts.

Jeff