Specialized hub loosening

court
court Posts: 1,628
edited May 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
The rear hub on my SX Trail keeps loosening after I tightened and refit it. I checked the bearing and they're due for a change which makes me think whether it's worth upgrading to hope or ck or dt Swiss, what I want to know is why the hub gets loose, if it's down to the bearing or something more. What's people's experience with specialized stock hubs?
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    What type of hub?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    what is loosening?
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  • court
    court Posts: 1,628
    Its a thru axle hub(joytech manufacture I believe for specialized) either 10 or 12mm. The cone on the cassette side unscrews, or could be the other side, which causes the wheel to move or wobble side to side slightly.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Tighten up the locknut.
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  • court
    court Posts: 1,628
    cooldad wrote:
    Tighten up the locknut.
    That's what I would do but it doesn't have one, just a nut on each end of hollow axle.. I thought it'd be okay because I've seen hope hubs that don't have locknuts.
    I'll try and dissemble it and take pics to post.
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