lazyrabbit
Retro Guru
I had a pair of these low fat pedals for my fixie and they were already loose so I decided to open them and see what I had. I had a few problems with it.
First was the locknut on top, then a washer, then the cone. The washer fitted onto the spindle in a certain way so it wouldn't turn when you undid the top nut.
Problem is that I couldn't even get a socket (was a 12mm) over the cone from the outside so I had to move it around the spindle with a screwdriver.
Bearings - 14 on the inside, 10 on the outside. Cones were ok.
Then I'm thinking how I would normally fix a hub cone in place - by securing it with one spanner and tightening the nut with a 2nd spanner.
Then I realised why the washer was that shape - so you can tighten up the outer nut as much as you like without causing the cone to turn in sympathy.
Ok, so I go with that and get it tight, but this just makes the whole assembly tighten so the pedal doesn't spin. Why is that happening? :x
First was the locknut on top, then a washer, then the cone. The washer fitted onto the spindle in a certain way so it wouldn't turn when you undid the top nut.
Problem is that I couldn't even get a socket (was a 12mm) over the cone from the outside so I had to move it around the spindle with a screwdriver.
Bearings - 14 on the inside, 10 on the outside. Cones were ok.
Then I'm thinking how I would normally fix a hub cone in place - by securing it with one spanner and tightening the nut with a 2nd spanner.
Then I realised why the washer was that shape - so you can tighten up the outer nut as much as you like without causing the cone to turn in sympathy.
Ok, so I go with that and get it tight, but this just makes the whole assembly tighten so the pedal doesn't spin. Why is that happening? :x