Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - installing a surley fixxer

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Shorty
09-27-05, 03:29 PM
Ok, so I got my fixxer kit and started to dissassemble my current hub. The directions say only "remove axle from the hub. Remove the existing cassette body by unthreading the hollow casset body-fixing bolt with a 10mm hex key" I have unthreaded the lock ring and slid the cassette off of the hub and then removed the axle and bearings, but I can see no place to insert a 10 mm hex key. It is a 2005 XT hub. Any suggestions? :(

Oh, I did use the search thingy, and no dice. If you know of a good thread though, let me know.

yonderboy
09-27-05, 03:56 PM
If you peek down the hub body on the freehub side, you can see where the allen key mates with the freehub body.

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=45 (third picture down)
Shorty
09-27-05, 03:57 PM
Oh, duh, it goes right into the hole the axle came out of. SIgh. Sheldonbrown.com as always.

psn
09-27-05, 04:06 PM
Sweet - someone is actually trying one of these things. Definitely let us know how it all turns out. Or better yet, come to the ghettodrome one night and show it off!
sloppy robot
09-27-05, 05:04 PM
pawls... how much does that word rule..
Shorty
10-01-05, 04:27 PM
I'll let you know how things go, but at this rate the bike won't be up and running for a few more weeks.