Cone Spanner Sizes?

WisePranker
WisePranker Posts: 823
edited June 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Is there a more common cone spanner size on MTB hubs?

My rear hub on my Boardman is feeling rough and probably needs servicing but I don't have any cone spanners yet. What would be the the most likely size for it to be?

According to the specs on this site, it has no-name cartridge bearing hubs but they look to me like normal cup and cone hubs! I'll soon find out which type they are, I suppose!

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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Rears are usually 15mm or 16mm, fronts 13mm or 14mm. Locknuts 17mm AF.
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  • WisePranker
    WisePranker Posts: 823
    redvee wrote:
    Rears are usually 15mm or 16mm, fronts 13mm or 14mm. Locknuts 17mm AF.

    Thanks for that :D
  • TuckerUK
    TuckerUK Posts: 369
    Halfords do a cone spanner covering four sizes, I bought two which has covered me for every hub I've done. 13, 14, 15, & 17mm. Grade 100 ball bearings are available cheaply from simplybearings.co.uk.

    If you have QR axles worth reading the late Sheldon Brown's guide to bearing adjustment (i.e. leave some slack which the QR will take up when it compresses the axle on tightening). Park Tools also have an online guide. Alarming how many people (even on this forum) don't know this.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    You can get a set of two, each with 4 sizes for less than a tenner - Ebay.
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