Alex Dark Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Right,1. My left maggie cylinder on the rear keeps on slipping, even when the bolts are tightened right up, ive checked theplastic ring in there, cleaned the actual maggie ( so theres no loose paint, grease etc there) the mounts aren't threaded, the plastic bits make no difference and yes they are tight.....why?!2. My rear wheel slips sideways in the droputs, almost dropping out of the frame occasionally, im sure its the qr skewer, but is there anything i can do about it short of replacing the skewer? is there anyway to convert QR to bolt through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 1) the plastic sleeve is probably rather worn...try wrapping some tape around the plastic sleeve and repositioning the slave as normal. The extra padding might help to grip and will stop the slave slipping back into the groove you've made..can also buy a new sleeve 2) some QR are better than others- people seem to get on well with the budget shimano stuff though which won't see you broke..also, what hub are you running? do you use tensioners? on alot of hubs you can tap an M6 thread into the axle and use bolts...adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Im using a mission hub, QR one....and i used to use a tensioner ( homemade) but now i use a locked out sora mechthe plastic sleeves dont seem to make a difference.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 how long are the bolts ? maybe they are bottoming out, and not actually tightening the mounts enough .... ?use shimano steel skewers - they are the best you can get for tightness.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 how is the maggie sliding?do you mean the piston moves away from the rim when you pull the brake lever?or the mounts move down/up along the slot?also is it a 4bolt mount or evo?steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Right...im going to try the shimano QR tonight...Im using 4 bolt maggie mounts, and the bolts are definitely long enough.....the maggies go sideways when i land....as in the wheel drags them forwards in their mounts...I think ive fixed both now...but ill call in on this topiuc if i get stuck...thanks for suggestions everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Right...im going to try the shimano QR tonight...Im using 4 bolt maggie mounts, and the bolts are definitely long enough.....the maggies go sideways when i land....as in the wheel drags them forwards in their mounts...I think ive fixed both now...but ill call in on this topiuc if i get stuck...thanks for suggestions everyone!I meant that they would be too long !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Ah, i see what you mean...ill try putting some spacers at the top, see if the clamp tightens anymore...thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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