Wheel Play: ksyrium ES

grahamfocal
grahamfocal Posts: 167
edited June 2008 in Workshop
Hi,
Got a Mavic Ksyrium ES wheels with the skewers that came with them, I have a slight bit of play in the front wheel. When I tighten the skewer it resolves it, but a few days later it comes back. I mean this is a tiny tiny bit of play, but am sure I shouldnt have any. Anyone know what the best course of action is.

cheers :D

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  • ellieb
    ellieb Posts: 436
    Have you made sure the bearings are right. I seem to recall that the Ksyriums are meant to be adjustable and that it is easy to take out any excess play.
  • grahamfocal
    grahamfocal Posts: 167
    thanks for that, does anyone know how to tighten the bearings, do I need any special tools?
    just want to make sure that I don't damage them before I attack them with a spanner, allen key etc :?
  • Diesel_engine
    Diesel_engine Posts: 37
    If they are like my SSC SLs then you need a Mavic plastic bearing tool - kind of half a circle with nobs sticking out.
  • grahamfocal
    grahamfocal Posts: 167
    ah yes I did notice the recess (female part) on the wheel, set out in a circle. The other side of the wheel is an allen key slot. So this now makes sense, I have to get one of them then. Thanks a lot guys a real big help :D:D
    now to find one on the Tinternet.
  • ellieb
    ellieb Posts: 436
    The tools should really have come with the wheels
  • grahamfocal
    grahamfocal Posts: 167
    true, got them second hand, so in the process of asking the previous owner if he has them/wants to let them go.

    cheers
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    You don't need the tool, but it helps. You could fashion a quick tool with a length of coathanger or wire.

    With the wheel clamped in the frame, check for play. If there is play, then you just use the peg tool, Mavic or homemade, to turn the adjustment collar clockwise to tighten. Try 1/8th of a turn and then check for play, if necessary do 1/8th of a turn again and repeat until there is no play.
  • grahamfocal
    grahamfocal Posts: 167
    coathanger, how would i do that? sounds interesting, anything to save the pennies, but dont want to ruin my gorgeous wheels.
    I take it that you dont need much pressure then to tighten it?
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Just take a section of coathanger, or maybe some thinner wire, and bend it into a U-shape, the distance between the two prongs should be the same as the diameter between opposite points of the holes on the adjustment collar. You don't need to turn the tight, just to eliminate the play, do not tighten it up as far as it will go.
  • gundersen
    gundersen Posts: 586
    One thing to remember is that any adjustments should only be made when the wheel is on the bike and the skewers tightened. The wheels need a certain amount of play when not on the bike.

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