It is. Problem is common sense ain't that common.Okay, that just seemed like common sense to me. So my wheel bearings are fine.
I install head bearings the same way you did your wheel bearings... get a socket or steel tube the right diameter and tap 'em in. Smear a little grease inside the head for corrosion protection before you tap the races in.I bought threaded rod and washers to sandwich the races into the neck. If I use grease and go this route, is there any reason to try to heat/freeze the neck and races?
It is. Problem is common sense ain't that common.
Hmmmm.... I was thinking about those for "The Basketcase". And they're okay, huh? Will the ends seat all the way, eventually? Would I have to bounce the rim like a basketball on the garage floor for a while and re-torque? I wouldn't want them to seat, work loose, and introduce me to "death wobble"!Looks like mikes SS spokes. They'll be fine.
The Mikes spokes are bit long between the head and the bend, why the heads don't snug up. Snug the nipples good for a nice ring, maybe one more round in couple hundred miles,like any spoke wheel. I repeat myself, but I've put thousands of miles on mikes spokes.Hmmmm.... I was thinking about those for "The Basketcase". And they're okay, huh? Will the ends seat all the way, eventually? Would I have to bounce the rim like a basketball on the garage floor for a while and re-torque? I wouldn't want them to seat, work loose, and introduce me to "death wobble"!
http://www.xs650.com/threads/ever-use-a-thread-file-do-you-have-one-heres-a-how-to.33883/I messed up the threads on the axle. Anyone got a spare rear axle and nut I can buy?