Good evening all ,
I'd like to pick your brains tonight if I may . I've been replacing the alloy spoke nipples in my Bontrager race light wheels for some traditional ones . Brass I think they are. The reason for doing this is because when I try to true them up they start to chew up . I am using the righr size spoke key. The problem I have is that some are mangled so bad , there is no purchase on them at all , even trying to use pliers doesn't work . Thankfully the end of the nipple is above the end of the spoke so I can use a screwdriver on them . But can't turn it even so . For now ive sprayed with wd40 hoping to release them enough to get them out . Does anyone have any tips for this situation ? Thanks , Mike .
I'd like to pick your brains tonight if I may . I've been replacing the alloy spoke nipples in my Bontrager race light wheels for some traditional ones . Brass I think they are. The reason for doing this is because when I try to true them up they start to chew up . I am using the righr size spoke key. The problem I have is that some are mangled so bad , there is no purchase on them at all , even trying to use pliers doesn't work . Thankfully the end of the nipple is above the end of the spoke so I can use a screwdriver on them . But can't turn it even so . For now ive sprayed with wd40 hoping to release them enough to get them out . Does anyone have any tips for this situation ? Thanks , Mike .
