Congratulations!
Now a good test of the adjustment is to grab the ends of the crank arms once the cotters are seated and secured and wiggle them left and right. If there's any play (wiggle not associated with flexing the crank arms) the bearing adjustment is not tight enough. When it is tightened to the point where the play just completely disappears, the setting is right. The trick is still to achieve that condition with a tight lockring.
It's gonna ride nicer, you done good! like I said, get a cup of coffee and spend 10 minutes playing "spin the crank."
Originally Posted by
EraserGirl
you are so right
'just right' has a feel to it.
once i put the crankset back on, it spun sweet, clean and silent.
it is hard to tell without the weight of the crankset.
i feel so so ...empowered.
