From an article in the LAW magazine mid 1966, the great Spence Wolf wrote that a bit of oil squirted between the cone and dustcap would allow one to visually detect play in the bearing and give an indication of perfect adjustment.
Spence said to look at the reflection of light on the oil surface.
I have used this technique on Campy BBs where the lockring affects the final adjustment, I find that careful adjustment of hubs will result in just enough slop to be taken up when the skewer is tightened, as has been discussed below.
================================================ Mark Petry 206 618 9642 mailto:mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net Beautiful Bainbridge Island ================================================ Most of american life is spent driving somewhere and then coming home, wondering why the hell you went.
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> Tom,
>
> For what it is worth, the Schwinn bicycle service manual (1968-1972) says
> "when properly adjusted, a trace of side play will be observed at wheel
> rim." This standard of adjustment applied to Schwinn Approved, Sprint,
> Normandy, Atom, Campagnolo Road, Campagnolo Track, and Cinelli
Professional
> hubs, all of which are covered in this manual. Hope this helps.
>
> Greg Thies
> Vienna, VA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <tomwitkop@juno.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 9:15 PM
> Subject: [CR]hub bearing adjustment
>
>
> > Dear fellow list members:
> > For the long haul, what is a better bearing adjustment-slightly tight or
> > slightly lose on a mid or lower-level loose ball bearing hub such as
> > Normandy,atom, Schwinn approved? (This is not a problem I experience
with
> > higher level loose bearing hubs or sealed bearing hubs). I am not
looking
> > for optimum efficiency but optimal life. I want to avoid the dreaded
> > broken axle but also avoid brinneling. When I used to set up bikes, they
> > almost universally came with slightly tight bearings-perhaps the
> > manufacturer's knew something. In thank you for your current attention
> > hereto.
> > TomWitkop
> > Rockville, Maryland
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