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Old 07-22-21, 06:40 AM
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HillRider
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When adjusting hub bearings the difference between too tight (binding) and too loose (play at the rim) is a tiny fraction of a turn. Your 1/4-turn change was way too much. You have to "sneak up" on the correct setting a degree or two at a time.
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