torn fork ends
07-10-07 | 12:12 AM
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torn fork ends
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a moment of thickheadedness, and i am looking at this situation. it's not even entirely my fault: i asked the mechanic at a nearby shop to adjust the chain, and he did it in a kind of slovenly manner. the chainline wasn't even straight. today i tried removing the nut, and it took me much effort, and once it was off, this is how it looked.
this makes me very sad. moreover when i try to adjust the rear wheel, the washer goes into this terrible grove. what can i do to fix it up?
a moment of thickheadedness, and i am looking at this situation. it's not even entirely my fault: i asked the mechanic at a nearby shop to adjust the chain, and he did it in a kind of slovenly manner. the chainline wasn't even straight. today i tried removing the nut, and it took me much effort, and once it was off, this is how it looked.
this makes me very sad. moreover when i try to adjust the rear wheel, the washer goes into this terrible grove. what can i do to fix it up?
07-10-07 | 12:47 AM
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Eventually, with taking the wheel on and off a bunch of times, the paint on the drop out gets scratched and chipped. This, however, looks a bit excessive.
Drag out a flat file and get to work on trying to smooth the outside of that drop-out. Better yet, go back to the shop and ask them to do it for you since they contributed to the damage in the first place. Try not to remove too much material. Work it a bit and try the wheel again. If it still slips, or drops into that groove, work it a bit move.
If you're really worried about how it will look after, coat the bare metal with some clear nail polish. OR dive into your closet and find that black nail polish you still may have from your Goth days in college. After you touch up your drop outs, you can do your nails and go shopping!
Might ease the pain a little.
Drag out a flat file and get to work on trying to smooth the outside of that drop-out. Better yet, go back to the shop and ask them to do it for you since they contributed to the damage in the first place. Try not to remove too much material. Work it a bit and try the wheel again. If it still slips, or drops into that groove, work it a bit move.
If you're really worried about how it will look after, coat the bare metal with some clear nail polish. OR dive into your closet and find that black nail polish you still may have from your Goth days in college. After you touch up your drop outs, you can do your nails and go shopping!
Might ease the pain a little.
07-10-07 | 10:00 AM
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That looks like a nut was tightened on without a washer. All that gouging should be on the washer, not the dropout. I like to use the axle-nuts with the built-in captured washers. Apply a little oil between the nut and washer and this will ensure that the washer stays put on the dropout without spinning.
You can repair the gouge marks by using a precision file and carefully filing in towards the slot to prevent any damage to clean paint. Then touch up with nail-polish.
You can repair the gouge marks by using a precision file and carefully filing in towards the slot to prevent any damage to clean paint. Then touch up with nail-polish.
07-18-07 | 09:37 PM
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thank you, everyone, for the responses. i already had proper track nut (a washer attached, but rotatable,) but it appears that it was not properly lubricated during assembly. in any case it was dry, and that extra chain work was destructive. you'd imagine those shop people would know what they are doing? a small file helped, and so did nail polish. also shopping ... for new rims 
