So I prided myself in the fact that I couldn't fathom how the seemingly huge number of ham-fisted people managed to mess-up their maxles on the previous generation Boxxer, however, having just collected a new bike, running a DT 440 front hub and 2010 Boxxer, both new and parts I've not run before, I'm having some difficulty.
I screw the axle in from the drive side, and tighten to the appropriate torque, but by this point the front hub is completely seized in the dropouts. Somehow tightening the axle is putting excessive preload on the bearings. If I run the axle just loose enough that the hub turns, I can tighten the expansion wedge on the maxle to hold it there, but it eventually comes loose, and is VERY finnicky to set the right preload. Think the old style cup and cone bearings. something seems amiss. It doesn't seem right that tightening the axle should preload the bearings.
Any hints?
I screw the axle in from the drive side, and tighten to the appropriate torque, but by this point the front hub is completely seized in the dropouts. Somehow tightening the axle is putting excessive preload on the bearings. If I run the axle just loose enough that the hub turns, I can tighten the expansion wedge on the maxle to hold it there, but it eventually comes loose, and is VERY finnicky to set the right preload. Think the old style cup and cone bearings. something seems amiss. It doesn't seem right that tightening the axle should preload the bearings.
Any hints?
