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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on May 18, 2011, 11:12 PM
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I posted this on the burner sites and thought that some of you may like to see as well :wink:
Have finished Phils skyway mags - bleach white and polish hubs (not easy to keep clean when polishing with the white mags )
pictures on how i got on +
some one on the other side asked about which nuts and bits go where - i thought i would also put it up on here as well to see if it can help any one as well
how i got them
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18206.jpg)
don't know what the stain was ? hard to shift
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18207.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18208.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18210.jpg)
then bleached
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18212.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18213.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18214.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18215.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18434.jpg)
then polish hubs by hand
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18433.jpg)
so take one polished hub with nothing in it
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18435.jpg)
right now gently tap the bearing cup in place this has the bearing cage in there
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18442.jpg)
now grab some grease and smear enough in there - cocktail stick pushes it between the bearings nicely (the word is c0cktail not sh!t stick)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18443.jpg)
now grab your nuts and bits :shock:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18439.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18436.jpg)
put your cone nut on the axle - this is how it looks, as in fits onto the bearings
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18444.jpg)
on the front axle you need to have it the same length each side - the rear you have to play around with
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18457.jpg)
next is your cone nut washer nut - this will tighten up against the cone nut - now each side will tighten up against the bearings - this has to be enough for the axle to spin and not wobble/knock, but not too tight that the bearing can't turn and wear away - now this is not the easy job that it sounds and one that you learn over time - the grease is fresh and will take a little time to warm up and spin faster - it is a good idea to return to the axle and nuts to check how loose it has become and if it needs tightening again
how to tighten - you need two tools that fit the cone nut and the washer nut - keeping the cone nut still with the tool turn the washer nut to tighten it - just before it comes to a stop turn the cone nut tool - this will stop it from crushing the bearings and allow a bit of slack (but not too much) you may have to undo and redo it a couple of time before you get it perfect (good luck)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18448.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18447.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18449.jpg)
now put on the washer and then the outer nut - you can see the gap and where the rear drop out will sit - you can put extra washers on the inside of the drop out to fill out, as not every frame has the same size at the back - size of axle / cone nuts / washers / nuts ~ can be different sizes to each build and set up
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18450.jpg)
if you are sending out a set of wheels - do the nuts up to the hub or they can come loose and fall off and out of a hole in the box
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18458.jpg)
get Alice to check them out
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18454.jpg)
cloudy day - bugger as would look better in the sun
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18462.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18460.jpg)
hope this helps all
cheers B ;)
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Nothing better than a pair of white alloy hubbed tuffs,great work :daumenhoch:
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Looking factory fresh :smitten:
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Awesome job there mate. Ive done a couple of pairs of whites recently and they come up lovely after the bleach. Was this a new rebuild axle kit? Need a couple of sets as my threads are totalled. I know I can get em from Rini but do you know if you can get em in the UK?
Nice job :4_17_5:
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The Axles came with the mags for me to do - one is a original axle and one is a standard axle - both work in the mags
i have a standard rebuild axle kits coming up for sale real soon - this will allow you to have a standard nut or some thing different and it doesn't mean you have to track down skyway size nuts ;)
pic's to follow ;)
cheers B ;)
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The Axles came with the mags for me to do - one is a original axle and one is a standard axle - both work in the mags
i have a standard rebuild axle kits coming up for sale real soon - this will allow you to have a standard nut or some thing different and it doesn't mean you have to track down skyway size nuts ;)
pic's to follow ;)
cheers B ;)
Put me down for at least a couple mate! The Skyway rebuild kits are cheap enough but then you add postage and the worry of shipping from the US and......
:daumenhoch:
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Nice job there mate, put me down for two axel kits too when they come in cheers :daumenhoch:
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Lovely job B, now come round mine and clean up my nuts can you ;D :D
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Lovely job B, now come round mine and clean up my nuts can you ;D :D
I heard your nuts were always too tight, is that true? :LolLolLolLol:
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Fabulous job there fella :4_17_5:
Have to say if it was me though I would have left the alloy hubs lookin dull as they were never polished back in the day :-X
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Bostin is that arr kid :coolsmiley:
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Fabulous job there fella :4_17_5:
Have to say if it was me though I would have left the alloy hubs lookin dull as they were never polished back in the day :-X
It was asked to be that way - but i like it to show n' bling >:D
all sale please post and pm in sale section thread ;)
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What a coool Site "White Skyway Tuffs" great how to.
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Great job B :daumenhoch:
Your quality control assistant looks well sweet.
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she's a pain in the but ;D it's that ball that she won't leave alone ::) but she does know her biscuits and can tell if a skyway has been resto'd and built well :daumenhoch:
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Gorgeous wheels!
btw, what is the central bit that goes through the flanges? This picture shows it best:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18435.jpg]http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/mag%20wheels/SNC18435.jpg)
Is it structural (looks crumpled in this picture) or, as I suspect, just there to contain grease etc from the central spindle??
ta,
Paul
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Top work as always Bendy, :4_17_5:
a note on the rear axle I always take just the none freewheel side nuts and cone out so that the axle is always right when you put it back. :daumenhoch:
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A nice bleachin' ;)