Originally Posted by
SweetLou
Liable? How liable? How will they ruin their hubs? How did all the mechanics that adjust hubs this way not ruin a lot of hubs until they acquired a feel? The way operator mentioned to do this is the fastest and easiest way to adjust a hub. As with most things, after you've done a few, you learn how much play is about correct, so a quick tweak with the cone wenches or the regular wrench and the hub is adjusted.
I had a manager that wanted me to use an axle vise to adjust hubs. It would take me longer to put the axle vise in the vise and put in the wheel, then it would to quick adjust the hub. He finally relented and allowed me to do it operator's way. I have not ruined one hub in this learning process.
You can't assume the cone and locknut aren't jammed together so tight that they won't ruin the threads.
Those guys can tell right away from the feel whether the cones require too much force to adjust without loosening the locknuts.
Not everybody else has developed such a feel.