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'97 Breaking Rear Spokes

He had replaced the full set and still had breakage.
Found out that some hub holes have become oval shaped. We decided he needs to replace the hub.

Thanks for all the help.
 
Dr.Evil said:
How can I answer that question.
Still asking for useful information, could it be the hub or bearings.
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Didn't mean to sound short, guess I should have finished the thought. By replaceing just a few spokes you will throw added stress on old spokes. It has always been my experience that when you replace any part you need to look at what parts will be affected by the change. Respoking a wheel requires that you have some way to make sure that the wheel is true in both planes. I'm sure that a hub can wear or become damaged and it should be inspected as well as the rim before respoking. Sorry again if my first answer was too vague.
 
I have all the info now.
He had replaced the full set and still had breakage. After that, on two seperate occasions he started replacing only bloken ones. He has determined that some of the hub holes are out of round.

The conclusion is to replace the hub and rebuild the wheel, throw on a new tire and change the break pads.
 
Dr.Evil said:
I have all the info now.
He had replaced the full set and still had breakage. After that, on two seperate occasions he started replacing only bloken ones. He has determined that some of the hub holes are out of round.

The conclusion is to replace the hub and rebuild the wheel, throw on a new tire and change the break pads.
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Sounds like the MANY members and mods. were right-on with the HELP they gave here in their responses..

but Dr. Evil, PLEASE remember, many of us (not paid) (even some members $$contribute) are Members just like You... We Ask and Answer just to TRY to help out.... For some of us who respond to the Questions on this site, it is Fun and a Challenge to come up with the Right answers..

Glad these fine folks helped.

signed....BUBBIE
 
BUBBIE said:
I like tapping with a small wrench to hear the sound Or TUNE the spokes play... This will usually tell if too tight or loose. I like the tones to be = to each other and not too flat nor too high a pitch...
"Thawng" not "donk"(loose) and a little like "Tink" but even in pitch all the way around..

I check a Bran-new HD bike in Texas at the ROT rally. A fellow rider bot new bike for his wife to ride out there as it came off the show room floor...

The gal complained of the vibration and just a BAD ride above 60/65 and was afraid to ride it any where near the 80 mph allowed on the freeways..

A mutual friend mention ME to them and said I knew my "stuff"... Boy, No Pressure put on me at all... WITH THEIR CONSENT and witnessed by many.. I said okay... I'll check you adjust.
I simply got out a small wrench and tapped the spokes 11 in a row on the rear wheel and on one side were flat,dull, and just no tone at all... The front was even worse..( we had no way to raise the bike so tuned this way was a try and see)

I explained the problem and the OWNER took my advice and tightened them according to the tone procedure and took the bike out for a spin.
Came back with a smile and said it was a different bike.... No vibration and smooth!

I also explained that this was a temporary fix and should be tuned-trued by the HD shop when he got it back in for the first service..


just my way.
signed....BUBBIE
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You may have just saved my life! LOL!
 
BUBBIE said:
Some THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON,,,,, Glad I was able to HELP....

signed....BUBBIE tink and donk!
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I had a little weird wobbly feeling and I checked by striking with an old crescent wrench I had laying in my Jeep. Sure enough I got the flat clunk sound on a few of 'em so I tightened them until the were firm. It worked fine and I'm heading to a local well trusted guy to get them all adjusted correctly. I'm just not used to spokes. From now on I'll be hyper sensitive to my wheels. I ain't putting another mile on her until the rims are right.
 
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