09-13-2016, 10:37 PM | #1 |
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Spoke wrench?
Ok so I noticed some of my spokes were loose, I tightened them up but I then read it's best if I use a spoke torque wrench, does anybody know the size to the spoke part that tightens the spoke?
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09-13-2016, 10:56 PM | #2 |
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Different sizes. Mine are 5.8mm. Get a torque wrench set with different size heads. Do you know what to torque your spokes to? I just bought a spoke torque wrench and had heard to torque them to 40 to 50 inch pounds. I ended up pulling some spokes through the spoke hole in the hub. Make sure you find out the proper torque before you go through what Iam. And if you find the right torque for our CB spokes could you please post that info here?
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09-13-2016, 11:32 PM | #3 |
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The spoke part that tightens the spoke? Rather than say what I want to say, it's called a spoke nipple. I prefer a simple spoke wrench to a spoke torque wrench. A torque wrench is probably OK if the bike has no corrosion on the spokes. But if they have any corrosion, you won't get an accurate torque reading. I back off the spoke a little bit, than tighten it with only one finger. I mark the rim where I start, and do up every third spoke, three times around. Set them up so they ping (about middle "C" on a piano keyboard) when you strike them lightly with the wrench. If they go "pink" They are too tight, if they go "pong" they are too loose. Remember, the spokes hold the weight of the bike up from the top. The weight is suspended, just like a suspension bridge.
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09-14-2016, 12:18 AM | #4 |
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Chinese motorsport shop sold these https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=530694791382 workhorse
Maybe too tight... Honda materials (CRF150/230F: 4 N.m | XR125/ 150L: 3.7 N.m ) <40 inch pounds !!! http://www.unitconversion.org/energy...onversion.html
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09-14-2016, 12:23 AM | #5 | |
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09-14-2016, 12:44 PM | #6 | |
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Thanks for telling me what it's called, (spoke nipple) good thing you knew what I was talking about, bike is still new so it doesn't have corrosion |
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09-14-2016, 12:46 PM | #7 | |
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09-14-2016, 12:53 PM | #8 |
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From what Ive found I now believe 30 - 33 inch pounds is what our CB spokes and rims can take.
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09-14-2016, 01:15 PM | #9 |
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Sorry to tell you that it MAY have corrosion because of the long sea voyage to get here.
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