Wheels developing play

bjlyons
bjlyons Posts: 38
edited July 2008 in Workshop
I have a Trek 1400 and the original Bontrager wheels developed some play after about 6 months of use. I can grab the rim and wiggle the wheel from side to side almost a whole inch each way! It's as if there's a gap between the hub and the skewer. It started off just in the rear wheel but the front wheel has developed the same problem. If I bounce the bike on it's wheels I can hear a metallic knock sound, again like the skewer is loose in the hub, or at least something's loose around there.

I upgraded my wheels keeping the Bontragers for my turbo trainer. What's really worrying is my new wheels are starting to develop a bit of sideways play too.

Any ideas what this could be? Is there anything I can do or check?

Any advice would be very much welcome!

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  • alan_sherman
    alan_sherman Posts: 1,157
    I think it is related to the desire to buy new wheels rather than fix the problem.

    Check the park tool website and / or use a bike shop that has cone spanners.

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