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05-27-14 | 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bikemig

Yeah, I'll give it another shot or two. Some tunes and a beer or two wouldn't hurt either.

But seriously, the hub is a bit too loose right now (there is play when you clamp down on the QR) but the adjustment is clearly too tight when you rotate the axle. I know what a correctly adjusted hub feels like this and this is wrong.

I'm still thinking this could be defective in some fashion. Maybe this is a bad hub that wasn't made to the right tolerances.

Is this a new hub or one that's been serviced? Is it possible you're confusing seal drag with tight bearings? If it's brand new, why are you adjusting it in the first place?

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