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skyway axles, how tight?

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pickle:
Cones should really just be finger tight and the bearings should run smoothly, then the hex locking nut gets tightened up against the cone nut  :daumenhoch:

stevepeanut:

--- Quote from: pickle on February 27, 2013, 08:55 PM ---Cones should really just be finger tight and the bearings should run smoothly, then the hex locking nut gets tightened up against the cone nut  :daumenhoch:

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Thats pretty much how I did it through trial and error

not johndub71:
Yup, cone spanners are thin steel spanners. Best ones are the really old bike spanner combos you could get on 70s/80s bikes. I used to feck no end up when I worked at Raynes. Another skiving method is lock one side up, fit wheel in frame or forks, tighten that side up on the frame and adjust. Sometimes a slight bit of play can't be picked up by spinning by hand.

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