Originally Posted by
michaelm101
Agreed, but I now have much more patience (most particularly in equalizing the threaded axle / dropout spacing). My father demonstrated the job when I was a child back in the early 70s.
I tried it, disliked it and avoided it at all costs. I always thought that there's got to be a better mousetrap. Here I am, almost half century later and I'm still dealing with the same ordeal!
Thanks all! It's all done and ready to roll!
It's so much faster when you do it on a regular basis. Once a year like many of us and you lose "the touch".
I tighten the heck out of the DS cone/lock nut and leave that affixed to the axle when servicing No respacing the axle in the drop outs.