Newbie quick release question
Moderator: robbosmans
Hi.
Do not know the first thing about putting a wheel on a bike but I want to know how to do it, so please help.
Fitting my front wheel onto my bicycle via quick release, the quick release is on the non drive side, I've put the skewer, along with the spring, into this right side. now I go to tighten the bolt and it there's not much to tighten into, if that makes sense! pics below. what am I doing wrong.
Do not know the first thing about putting a wheel on a bike but I want to know how to do it, so please help.
Fitting my front wheel onto my bicycle via quick release, the quick release is on the non drive side, I've put the skewer, along with the spring, into this right side. now I go to tighten the bolt and it there's not much to tighten into, if that makes sense! pics below. what am I doing wrong.
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It seems like you are missing a part of the hub. there should be a cap that goes over the bearing (red seal on inside the hub) that will create a shoulder for the fork to stand on. It seems to be there on the other side of the hub.
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That's exactly what I'm thinking. There seems to be nothing on the non quick release sided or the fork to 'rest on', thus making it near impossible to tighten bolt...
Please can somebody (with a TCR) come forward and tell me I'm missing a part of my hub. I'm 99.9% sure it's that and it's driving me mad.
Please can somebody (with a TCR) come forward and tell me I'm missing a part of my hub. I'm 99.9% sure it's that and it's driving me mad.
You are missing something similar to this.
http://cdn.modernbike.com/256/main_2126216050.jpg
Right side image in this pic.
http://www.labicicletta.com/media/catal ... body-2.jpg
http://cdn.modernbike.com/256/main_2126216050.jpg
Right side image in this pic.
http://www.labicicletta.com/media/catal ... body-2.jpg
Yes, the end cap of the hub is stuck in the plastic protector. Just needs to be pulled out and inserted back in the hub. But totally agree with OliverRB... Take it to someone who knows what they are doing to at least give you a run down of some very basic things you should know before throwing a leg over that thing.
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