Wheel bearing locknut

Jon Schneider said:

How does one tighten up the wheel bearing locknut without the cones moving ? Is it really
necessary to clamp both the shaft and the cone to stop relative movement ? And if so what's a nice
way of clamping the shaft ? A tool that uses the slot in the shaft ?

I'm sure I used to be able to do this in a few minutes. Maybe I've lost my touch or it has been a
long day.

Jon

www.m-gineering.nl/tipsoldg.htm
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Quoted message said:

www.m-gineering.nl/tipsoldg.htm

Skewer rod ? Centering ring ?

I think this article refers to something a lot more fancy than what I have !

Jon

M-Gineering import & framebouw said:

Jon Schneider said:

How does one tighten up the wheel bearing locknut without the cones moving ? Is it really
necessary to clamp both the shaft and the cone to stop relative movement ? And if so what's a
nice way of clamping the shaft ? A tool that uses the slot in the shaft ?

I'm sure I used to be able to do this in a few minutes. Maybe I've lost my touch or it has been a
long day.

Jon

www.m-gineering.nl/tipsoldg.htm

Some nice tips but not the answer to the question. What I do is set the cone fairly tight against
the bearings and then snug up the locknut, but not too tight. Then holding the shaft assembly with a
cone wrench on the already tightened side (the side I didn't disassemble, either cone or locknut) I
back out the other cone. The locknut will move with it if not tightened too much. Move a little at a
time and check for bearing feel. When it "feels right" I tighten the cone and locknut against each
other. There may be some slight movement of the cone relative to the shaft; but I hand-wave this
away, assuming it will be compensated for when the skewer is tightened. :-)

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On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:34 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), contributor Jon Schneider had scribed:

Quoted message said:

Skewer ?

Is this some way of building a kebab into the rear wheel ?

A quick release thingy which enables a wheel to be attached to a barbecue when it isn't being used
to clamp the wheel between the folks (front) or stays (rear) of a bicycle.

Gary

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