Cone wrench for front Shimano WH-R550?
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Cone wrench for front Shimano WH-R550?
I have a WH-R550 (Shimano) wheelset that came with my '06 Cannondale R700. Not the kind of wheel that normally is my cup of tea but I'll ride'm until I have a good reason not to.
Some 700 miles in, the front one feels a little rough (weirdly, this is soon, never rode'm in the rain, etc) and I decide it's time for a repack. I have cone wrenchage for 13 - 16mm but these seem to be 17mm. I measure, 17mm cone flats for a front hub.
But that seems just.... whacky. I mean, ok, the calipers don't lie. But before I go and shell out for cone wrenches, can anyone confirm that yeah, chapter & verse is that 17mm is the size?
Oh yeah - rear wheel seems to be 15mm. Thanx Shimano!
Some 700 miles in, the front one feels a little rough (weirdly, this is soon, never rode'm in the rain, etc) and I decide it's time for a repack. I have cone wrenchage for 13 - 16mm but these seem to be 17mm. I measure, 17mm cone flats for a front hub.
But that seems just.... whacky. I mean, ok, the calipers don't lie. But before I go and shell out for cone wrenches, can anyone confirm that yeah, chapter & verse is that 17mm is the size?
Oh yeah - rear wheel seems to be 15mm. Thanx Shimano!
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My bike came with the Shimino R-550 and while they are supposed to be decent wheel I found the same thing as you. I only had about 200 miles on my wheels but the front seemed kind of rough when I spun it. I replaced them with Velocity Areoheads with the Velocity hubs and have never looked back. They are now my back up wheels.
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I'd double check what you're measuring. I had a set of WH-R550 wheels and the front wheel used a 13 mm cone wrench.
OK I think I remember the trick and I don't own the wheels any more to double check. The lock nut is 17 mm. The cone nut is standard 13 mm. Some wheels use the same 13/15 cone wrench for both the cone nut AND the lock nut but not the R-550 wheels. There is a cone nut hiding in there which needs a 13 mm cone spanner.
Regards, Anthony
OK I think I remember the trick and I don't own the wheels any more to double check. The lock nut is 17 mm. The cone nut is standard 13 mm. Some wheels use the same 13/15 cone wrench for both the cone nut AND the lock nut but not the R-550 wheels. There is a cone nut hiding in there which needs a 13 mm cone spanner.
Regards, Anthony
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Originally Posted by AnthonyG
I'd double check what you're measuring. I had a set of WH-R550 wheels and the front wheel used a 13 mm cone wrench.
OK I think I remember the trick and I don't own the wheels any more to double check. The lock nut is 17 mm. The cone nut is standard 13 mm. Some wheels use the same 13/15 cone wrench for both the cone nut AND the lock nut but not the R-550 wheels. There is a cone nut hiding in there which needs a 13 mm cone spanner.
Regards, Anthony
OK I think I remember the trick and I don't own the wheels any more to double check. The lock nut is 17 mm. The cone nut is standard 13 mm. Some wheels use the same 13/15 cone wrench for both the cone nut AND the lock nut but not the R-550 wheels. There is a cone nut hiding in there which needs a 13 mm cone spanner.
Regards, Anthony
Exploded view at: https://bike.shimano.com/media/cyclin...9830578028.pdf
Point of my question was mainly to find out whether anyone knew if it was actually a pathological 17.3mm thing or whatever. Hub's already pretty whacky - 11 balls, what's up with that...
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Well the exploded diagram looks just like the wheels I had and part 5, the cone nut on my wheels used a 13 mm cone wrench. I don't understand why yours would be different.
Regards, Anthony
Regards, Anthony
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The cones on my WH-R550 front wheels measure 17mm accross the flats. I use a Park tool SCW-17 CONE WRENCH for adjustment/rebuild.