Has my hub moved to one side on the bearings

timthetinyhorse

Recently i noticed my front tyre starting to rub on my fork brace and i imidiatly decided that it was my wheel needing to be dished over but yesterday when i came to fit my new brakes i found that the disc was rubbing on the caliper nomatter what i did...........iv taken the wheel off and it looks too me like the hub is not sitting central........it is a no name hub off a 2005 kona coiler so its the type where you can loosen off both sides of the bearings with a 17mm ring key......my question is is can i move the hub back over by loosening off one side and niping up the other to rectify this problem or is it a new hub job?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

Rob

supersonic

You need to service and respace the hub. You need a cone spanner too.

Try and make sure the axle has the same amount protruding from the locknuts when all is adjusted. Should be in the centre then.

timthetinyhorse

ok mate cheers, iv never even seen a cone spanner lol but looks like i need to invest in one..........

will take a look tomorrow

timthetinyhorse

and why a cone spanner and not any normal one?

supersonic

It won't fit on the thin cone flats. You lock the cone against the locknut.

You'll probably need a 15mm.

Details on proceedure on Sheldon Brown and Park Tools website.

timthetinyhorse

just had a look on Sheldon Brown and it all makes perfect sense thanks mate

yet again this forum has come up trumps for me

cheers

rob

supersonic

No probs!