>>>>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. Tom Hayes<<<<
I just tackled this problem yesterday. First of all, on a conventional (real) track hub, the lock ring is reverse-threaded - turn right to loosen, and the cog is normal threading. Usually a BB lock-ring tool will do the trick, but often the hub lock ring is really stuck, which is what I encountered yesterday on an older (vintage content) HF track hub/wheel assembly I was disassembling. The BB tool would just slip out of the already bunged-up lock ring notches. After applying some penetrating oil to the threads, I braced the wheel and positioned a chisel into one of the notches. A few whacks with the old ball peen hammer and the ring was jarred loose. The ring was slightly damaged, but not enough to make it unusable. I considered it expendable anyway.
As I said, it worked for me just yesterday.
Wayne Bingham
Falls Church VA