Re: [CR]mechanical advice sought. . . again

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 16:53:28 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR]mechanical advice sought. . . again
From: "Steven m Johnson" <grisha2@juno.com>


Tom,

If it is really a track lockring on a track hub, it is "righty loosey, lefty tighty."

If it is a BB ring on a threaded hub, it is the normal "righty tighty, lefty loosey."

Steven M. Johnson, Chesapeake, VA http://www.geocities.com/azubris/history2.html

On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 16:48:10 -0500 Tom Hayes <hayesbikes@mail.nls.net> writes:
> Is there a specific tool for taking off the lock ring on a track hub;
> or I
> suppose the more accurate question is, what is the specific tool for
> taking
> off a lock ring on a track hub? I can't get it to loosen with a
> bottom
> bracket lockring wrench without scoring it badly. And which
> direction
> does the lock ring go on and off the hub? Is it normal: leftie
> loosie,
> rightie tightie, or whatever that expression is.
>
> Thank you.
>
> 10 degrees in Chagrin Falls,
>
> Cheers.
>
> Tom
>
> Tom Hayes
> 18585 Munn Road
> Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023
> hayesbikes@nls.net
> hayes@jcu.edu
>
>
> _______________________________________________

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