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I recently laced a new surly hub and I have some trouble getting the play out of the bearings.
The only way to remove all the play is tighting everything down so hard that the bearings lock up. When everything rolls smootly there is still a minute amount of play noticable.
I already changed the axle because the axle was not exactly straight. This solved the problem for about 90% but there is still some play.
When I changed the axle I noticed that the cones are not tapered into the bearings and it's not really a tight fit. Does that have something to do with it?
Anybody have tips on the preload adjustment on these hubs? I did a search for surly new hubs but no relevant topics within the first 5 pages.
The only way to remove all the play is tighting everything down so hard that the bearings lock up. When everything rolls smootly there is still a minute amount of play noticable.
I already changed the axle because the axle was not exactly straight. This solved the problem for about 90% but there is still some play.
When I changed the axle I noticed that the cones are not tapered into the bearings and it's not really a tight fit. Does that have something to do with it?
Anybody have tips on the preload adjustment on these hubs? I did a search for surly new hubs but no relevant topics within the first 5 pages.