1983 GT Pro
07-19-16, 05:19 PM
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1983 GT Pro
Hi all,
I picked up this '83 GT Pro off of a local facebook bst site. I'm an old roadie, but I knew that this one was pretty nice and I couldn't pass it up. I'm in the process of cleaning it up and I tried to to remove the front rim with no luck. I've removed thousands of rims before, but this one has me stumped. I must be an idiot or completely losing it. My calipers have the axle at 9.07 mm and the fork drop out at 8.34 mm. There is also a spacer with a hex lock behind on both sides. Do you just strong arms these out or is there are special technique for removal? I didn't want to damage the axle with out doing a bit of research.
Humbled,
Greg
I picked up this '83 GT Pro off of a local facebook bst site. I'm an old roadie, but I knew that this one was pretty nice and I couldn't pass it up. I'm in the process of cleaning it up and I tried to to remove the front rim with no luck. I've removed thousands of rims before, but this one has me stumped. I must be an idiot or completely losing it. My calipers have the axle at 9.07 mm and the fork drop out at 8.34 mm. There is also a spacer with a hex lock behind on both sides. Do you just strong arms these out or is there are special technique for removal? I didn't want to damage the axle with out doing a bit of research.
Humbled,
Greg
07-21-16, 01:46 PM
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Hi all,
I picked up this '83 GT Pro off of a local facebook bst site. I'm an old roadie, but I knew that this one was pretty nice and I couldn't pass it up. I'm in the process of cleaning it up and I tried to to remove the front rim with no luck. I've removed thousands of rims before, but this one has me stumped. I must be an idiot or completely losing it. My calipers have the axle at 9.07 mm and the fork drop out at 8.34 mm. There is also a spacer with a hex lock behind on both sides. Do you just strong arms these out or is there are special technique for removal? I didn't want to damage the axle with out doing a bit of research.
Humbled,
Greg
I picked up this '83 GT Pro off of a local facebook bst site. I'm an old roadie, but I knew that this one was pretty nice and I couldn't pass it up. I'm in the process of cleaning it up and I tried to to remove the front rim with no luck. I've removed thousands of rims before, but this one has me stumped. I must be an idiot or completely losing it. My calipers have the axle at 9.07 mm and the fork drop out at 8.34 mm. There is also a spacer with a hex lock behind on both sides. Do you just strong arms these out or is there are special technique for removal? I didn't want to damage the axle with out doing a bit of research.
Humbled,
Greg
