[spincrazy]

So, I had an unfortunate mishap with a deraileur hanger and deraileur about 8 miles into a 20 mile ride. In the end I had to remove the deraileur and shorten the chain up and go completely single speed. The chain kept climbing the cassette and tightening the chain so much that it was hard to pedal. It seems I've screwed up the hub in the process. I got all the parts to repair what was damaged, but didn't realize the hub was screwed until last night when putting it all back together.

It appears loose, well, it is loose when placed in the dropouts and the quickrelease tightened. It doesn't freewheel very well either. It sounds the same, but wiggles and stops on it's own after a few revolutions. It appear that the drive side is loose and possibly the other side too tight. I have no idea how to adjust it, and am hoping that the bearings aren't toast. How do I get into the hub in the first place?

I have yet to go to Chris Kings' website yet and look at diagrams and do some reading. I thought I'd post here first and give the experts the chance to answer. Do I need any special tools? I am completely unfamiliar with Chris King, but about to be.

Thanks in advance.

 

[spincrazy]

PS, it's a universal disc hub.

 

[ohio]

Give them a call. They'll have you sorted out right quick. Great tech support and good videos online if you need them for putting it back together.

I'd be willing to bet it's a reassembly issue and you didn't actually break it from messing with the drivetrain.

 

[Tweek]

Two 5mm wrenches in each end will get you started. Loosen each and unthread the axle extender from the non-drive side. Depending how tight the flanged piece is that the extender threads into, you might need the special tool that gets that piece out. (Fits into the 4 recessed divots.) Once that's out, you can pull out the axle from the hub body and twist the freehub off. From there you can do routine maintenance on the RingDrive assembly.
If you want to get the bearings out, you'll need the King Hub Tool that removes and reseats the bearings.
Hope this helps and good luck!

 

[spincrazy]

Originally posted by Tweek
Two 5mm wrenches in each end will get you started. Loosen each and unthread the axle extender from the non-drive side. Depending how tight the flanged piece is that the extender threads into, you might need the special tool that gets that piece out. (Fits into the 4 recessed divots.) Once that's out, you can pull out the axle from the hub body and twist the freehub off. From there you can do routine maintenance on the RingDrive assembly.
If you want to get the bearings out, you'll need the King Hub Tool that removes and reseats the bearings.
Hope this helps and good luck!

Two 5mm allen wrenches into the axle ends? The bike is at home now so I can't look.

I'm assuming I'll have to remove the cassette and rotor of course. I removed the rotor last night in an attempt to remove the rotor adapter, but after removing the three screws that hold it on, I was unable to budge it from the hub. Any advise on getting that bugger off?

Think I'd have any luck jimmy-ing a needle nose plier sort of deal with the axel extender. i couldn't get it to move last night, but there's about a .5 " gap between it and the hub.

Thanks for the advice.

Ohio, welcome back. I may have to call em.

 

[Tweek]

Originally posted by spincrazy


Two 5mm allen wrenches into the axle ends?

Think I'd have any luck jimmy-ing a needle nose plier sort of deal with the axel extender. i couldn't get it to move last night, but there's about a .5 " gap between it and the hub.

Yep, in each axle end where the skewer goes through.
The flanged piece of the axle extender should not be put on too tight. It should really be finger tight, and then the axle extender itself (cylindrical) should be torqued to spec while the flanged part stays relatively snug -- just for future reference.
You might be able to get it off with enough grippy surface. Like hold a rubber band around it while you try to manhandle it off. I'd try that before a set of pliers. (Remember to protect the flange with a cloth if you do use 'em so as not to damage that beautiful hub. )

 

[spincrazy]

Thanks a lot Tweek. Now off to the website to preview what's inside.