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HELP..chris king 15mm ISO hub loose after each ride

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ktm2us

Discussion Starter · Jul 26, 2010

Hi Folks,

Pretty much after every ride, my rear king 15mm iso hub gets loose. :madman: I can feel little wiggle when I move the tires sideways. I can still hear the bee buzzing sound, and the hub/wheel has performed without issue. However, I am aftraid that I may be ruining my hub by riding it with little play on the hub.
I use to work on the regular iso hubs with 2 5 mm hex tool. However, on 15 mm hub, I cannot use any of my tools to tighten it.

I searched this forum for simlar issues, but could not find it.

Any type of help is appreciated.

thanks,

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ktm2us

Discussion Starter · #2 · Jul 26, 2010

Common...no replies..

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mtnbiker4life

· #3 · Jul 26, 2010

Are you talking about a rear hub or front hub? Also, how old is the hub? If it has less than 60 hours on it then refer to the service manual. I posted a page for you. All King hubs that have the lock ring to preload the bearings can be done with a 2.5mm hex.

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ktm2us

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jul 26, 2010

Thank you for posting the image.
It is a rear hub that gets loose.
I have had this more than a year.
I will use 2.5 hex...and loosen the cone...hand tighten the bearings..then tighten the cone.
Lets see if that works.
This gets very frustrated at times.

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mtnbiker4life

· #5 · Jul 26, 2010

ktm2us said:
Thank you for posting the image.
It is a rear hub that gets loose.
I have had this more than a year.
I will use 2.5 hex...and loosen the cone...hand tighten the bearings..then tighten the cone.
Lets see if that works.
This gets very frustrated at times.

After you adjust it to the correct preload you shouldn't have any problems. I have a few King wheel sets and with the newer one piece axle-collar system you do not have to remove the wheel to adjust the preload.

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ktm2us

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jul 26, 2010

Hi Sir...would you please teach me how to preload? please. I just do not want to screw things up...

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mtnbiker4life

· #7 · Jul 26, 2010

ktm2us said:
Hi Sir...would you please teach me how to preload? please. I just do not want to screw things up...

Call 1-800-523-6008 King Tech Support will be more then happy to spend ten minutes supporting their customer base. :thumbsup: Or you can download the Hub Service Manual from there website. http://chrisking.com/hubs