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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #75 on: March 14, 2009, 11:29:32 pm »
Rear wheel.

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #76 on: March 14, 2009, 11:31:45 pm »
Rear wheel.

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #77 on: March 14, 2009, 11:33:35 pm »
Rear wheel.

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #78 on: March 14, 2009, 11:35:09 pm »
Rear wheel,

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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #79 on: March 14, 2009, 11:36:36 pm »
Rear wheel.

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #80 on: March 15, 2009, 11:30:22 pm »
is that the front or the rear wheel
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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #81 on: March 16, 2009, 09:44:09 am »
"is that the front or the rear wheel"

Read the topic or first entry of this topic and reply 84.
I would have thought an expert like you would have been able to tell the difference between a front hub and a rear hub. Let me remind you a rear hub has holes in the flange to connect the rear sprocket while the front does not.

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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #82 on: March 16, 2009, 10:49:16 am »
Rear wheel

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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #83 on: March 16, 2009, 10:50:03 am »
Rear wheel.

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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #84 on: April 02, 2009, 10:18:24 am »
Before stripping out the spokes always mark which way the rim came off the hub.
Rims like Akront that are stamped are usually orientated with the stamp on the non-drum side. That does not mean that this is always the case. Check before removing the spokes, in the case of this chromed steel rim there are no stamps so I marked where the valve and rim lock holes are in comparison to the hub.


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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #85 on: April 02, 2009, 10:21:09 am »
After a good wire brushing I cleaned the surface with mineral turps and left in the sun to dry. To stop to much over spray I masking taped the spoke holes. When the rim was warm and dry I applied a coat of etch primer. Always use a face mask with this stuff.

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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #86 on: April 02, 2009, 10:25:16 am »
After waiting the prescribed hour I applied the first of the two top coats.
This should keep the rim from rusting for a while and help prevent rust or chrome flakes from puncturing the tube.
Plus it is much nicer to handle a clean painted rim than a dirty rusty one.

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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #87 on: April 09, 2009, 01:32:31 pm »
I dropped off the old rear spokes to John Titman's so he can take some measurements and make me a set of new S/S 9gauge spokes.
Attached is an image of John's building.

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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #88 on: April 27, 2009, 10:07:13 am »
I picked up my new rear wheel spokes from John Titman and they look great.

Thanks John and Jason.

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Ji Gantor

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Re: Fixing A Wheel
« Reply #89 on: April 27, 2009, 10:14:55 am »
I ordered my new front wheel spokes from England and had no input into their length. When they arrived I removed the old ones from the wheel and found that the new spokes were 1.5mm to long. I prefer to shorten the spokes prior to installation that way I don't have to grind down the nipple and spoke on the rim. I placed a strip of tape onto a work bench and marked the tape to indicate the length of the shortest spoke that came off the wheel. All the spokes will be resized to match.

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