Also, a note about closing function; I have experienced with Record Q/Rs that the threaded part of the lever must be inserted through the correct side of the hole in the skewer head (the metal block that goes inside the cam end cap). If it goes through from the wrong direction (which is difficult to see without trying it), then function is compromised. I've never taken a Nuovo Tipo assembly apart before, but this might be something to look for and sample.
(Marcus, let me know when you want to come look at the brake cable clips.)
Ciao, Mark Agree Southfield, Michigan, USA ~ ~ ~
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:28:29 -0700 From: "David Snyder" <dddd@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: [CR] Spring inside Nuovo Tip QR? To: _classicrendezvous@bikelist.org_ (mailto:classicrendezvous@bikelist.org)
Marcus, the spring is only intended to keep the lever from flopping to the
"closed" position during a wheel change.
I can't say for sure why it's not found in a Record QR, but it would add weight, plus the presumably more-experienced Record customer might have less of a need for it(?).
David Snyder Auburn, CA usa
----- Original Message ----- From: <marcus.e.helman@saab.com> Subject: [CR] Spring inside Nuovo Tip QR?
>...I went to the computer and found Campagnolo Catalog 17. Lo and behold
> there is supposed to be a spring inside the qr dome on Nuovo Tipo hubs.
> Here's the page. It is part number 1304: conical tension spring
>
> http://www.campyonly.com/
>
> There is no spring like that inside Record hub qrs. Why is the spring
> here on the Tipos? It seems to me that it is doing exactly the opposite
> of what I want: it is trying to open the qr when I want it closed. Has
> anybody experienced this? I'm tempted to reassemble without the spring,
> but I have to assume it was put there for a reason. What gives?