Lockring not on properly?

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12-13-09 | 06:32 PM

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Brian

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From: Between the mountains and the lake.

Bikes: 8 bikes - one for each day of the week!

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Originally Posted by hairnet

It seems that way, but it can work. I recently switched out my 19 cog and it would not come off; I tried, skidding, backpedaling, a chainwhip, and rotafix. I finally went over to the lbs because I needed a second guy to hold the wheel while I used a chainwhip + pipe extension. Maybe if I rode on it long enough the repetative back pressure could loosen it up, but maybe over many miles.

I can only guess it was so tight from taking the bike on some long climbs around here.

When I install mine, the process is to clean/grease the threads, install, uninstall, clean/re-grease in case of any contaminants, then reinstall and torque. I figure that any foreign matter on the threads gets removed that way, and it's got fresh, clean grease in there. This would be for new hubs/cogs, or if they've been sitting around a while. I like things to come apart easily, but only when they're supposed to.

12-14-09 | 12:21 AM

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REMspeedwagon

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From: NR

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Originally Posted by Brian

Well, a cog is just a threaded nut. The lockring is part of the hub for a reason.

I am actually running a rear track hub right now with stripped lockring threads.
Its flipped over onto the freewheel side. Applied Loctite Red before installing the cog and BB lockring.

I run no brakes and don't ride slow..