lankeman Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Any one know how to make me chris king rear hub nice and LOUD!!?Do i need the tool that costs a bomb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austen Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Theres been a few topics on this i think, but if i remember correctly the general idea is just to take it apart and clean it of grease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 1, Sell King2, Buy Hope ProII3, Take grease out of Pro II, 4, Replace grease with thin oil5, SmileSorted!!cant really help sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gu trials Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 you take it apart and take all the grease out, stretch the springs, and bend the pawls so they react faster and put a small bit of grease back in it. but i wouldnt i would leave it because it f**ks em up eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) bend the pawls Edited September 30, 2008 by Mark King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Winton. Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 1, Sell King2, Buy Hope ProII3, Take grease out of Pro II, 4, Replace grease with thin oil5, SmileSorted!!cant really help sorry!6, kick, open hubsell.7, land on teeth.8, wish you kept the king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 1, Sell King2, Buy Hope ProII3, Take grease out of Pro II, 4, Replace grease with thin oil5, SmileSorted!!cant really help sorry!07/08 Pro 2s were assembled with light oil instead of grease anyway, so all you need to do is buy one and smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totaltrials Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 (edited) Exactly what I thought. Anyway, I wouldn't suggest stretching the spring in Kings, otherwise you'll mess up the diameter of it and it might be a bit dodgy under tension.If you're still running the original thick white king lube, you could replace it with something else like finish line.You will need a tool and yes it does cost a fair whack.That's about it. Edited October 1, 2008 by totaltrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 You can clean out the old grease with a thorough spray of gt85 and relube it with finishline wet lube, the hub should be a bit louder but still nothing on a proII.Take the axle out, pull the drive shell out and clean all the helical splines with a toothbrush and gt85. Because I havent got the king tool I just sprayed a load into the driveshell to clean the crap out, seemed to work ok. Relube the spline with finishline wet and pop it back in, make sure the ringdrive system works as you would expect it. Put the axle back in and jobs a good un If youre really desperate for a noisy hub then you can stretch the sping, probably not advisable though as it will be more prone to failure. Failing that get a piece of plastic and peg it to the chainstays so it pings your spokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_hundley Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 If youre really desperate for a noisy hub then you can stretch the sping, probably not advisable though as it will be more prone to failure. Failing that get a piece of plastic and peg it to the chainstays so it pings your spokes ever seen my king fail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 (edited) ever seen my king fail? Aha!I didnt say it WILL fail, it will be more prone to failure Basically stretching the spring is taking the material past its yield point and producing plastic deformation, after which further loading will work harden the material until it reaches its ultimate tensile strength, at which point it suddenly goes weak and snaps To be honest its probably not going to snap unless you keep stretching it all the time, but if it aint broke dont fix it till it is Edited October 1, 2008 by forteh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny@phatworks Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Aha!I didnt say it WILL fail, it will be more prone to failure Basically stretching the spring is taking the material past its yield point and producing plastic deformation, after which further loading will work harden the material until it reaches its ultimate tensile strength, at which point it suddenly goes weak and snaps To be honest its probably not going to snap unless you keep stretching it all the time, but if it aint broke dont fix it till it is True. I had a King Classic with a stretched spring for about 4 years and never encountered any major problems in general - however it did skip badly on rare occasions (probably due to lack of maintenance) and as a result lead to a nasty crash. Since then I have gone with Hope hubs purely because of confidence reasons.You don't necessarily need a hub tool to remove the internals either but you will run the risk of damaging the internals if it is not done correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Ive never used the tool and ive serviced both my kings loads of times and never had them skip on me.just take out the axel and then from the none drive side stick an allen key in and hit the spring catch plate untill it all falls out pretty much, stretch the spring abit and put it all back together, ive never used grease or oil or whatever and never had one die on me, mines always been pretty loud aswell.Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoomaster Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 (edited) 6, kick, open hubsell.7, land on teeth.8, wish you kept the king.LOL should leave the king how you got it as streching the springs etc... it will brake, or make it skipWhy do you want a loud hub (don't mean poo oh i got a louder hub than you ) surely if it work's mint then leave it it alone Edited October 2, 2008 by thewoomaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason222 Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Don't modify the internals.It's a better idea to try to clean it as best as possible inside, and remove as much lube as possible. This will make the hub louder, but wont be lubricated as well. I ran mine pretty dry for a long time, and it was quite loud. I've since lubed it, toned it down by about 60% in sound...I can't hear it over my music now. lol Best hubs on the market though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 why would you want a loud hub? the noise of a pro 2 annoys the hell out of me, im glad my king is a load quieter. if it works dont try and change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_hundley Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 LOL should leave the king how you got it as streching the springs etc... it will brake, or make it skipWhy do you want a loud hub (don't mean poo oh i got a louder hub than you ) surely if it work's mint then leave it it alone do you know anything about how kings work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoomaster Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Do you ? let me guess you had 10 king hubs and worked on 500 no Or do you work for chris king etc.. or your just chatin shite!! All i mean is why change it if it works well, just cos you want it lounder hub.I bet most kings that go bang is because peps have streched the springs etc... is all i saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 why would you want a loud hub?indeed - why the f**k . the click is metal on metal - make it louder you have quicker wear. Stretch the spring and things can go wrong. Run it dry and things can go wrong etc ....ffs why do people want them loud anyway - why is loud associated with working well ? its the same with f**king brakes - "aww mate what pads u runnin your brake sounds mint innit"TOPIC SHOULD BE - HOW CAN I MAKE MY KING WORK BETTER - A. MAINTAIN IT BETTER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 indeed - why the f**k . the click is metal on metal - make it louder you have quicker wear. Stretch the spring and things can go wrong. Run it dry and things can go wrong etc ....ffs why do people want them loud anyway - why is loud associated with working well ? its the same with f**king brakes - "aww mate what pads u runnin your brake sounds mint innit"TOPIC SHOULD BE - HOW CAN I MAKE MY KING WORK BETTER - A. MAINTAIN IT BETTERthank god im not the only one! same with brakes, tis why i love running a smooth rim, loud sucks balls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 thank god im not the only one! same with brakes, tis why i love running a smooth rim, loud sucks balls!+2. as long as it works not arsed what they sound like. some noise is nice though. not too much though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_hundley Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Do you ? let me guess you had 10 king hubs and worked on 500 no Or do you work for chris king etc.. or your just chatin shite!! All i mean is why change it if it works well, just cos you want it lounder hub.I bet most kings that go bang is because peps have streched the springs etc... is all i saying.says it all really. you dont know anything about them do you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I was like you, made my king as loud as I could, stretched the springs silly, then had problems. Now if I was going to be making a topic about kings it would be. 'how can i keep my kings performance but make it quieter' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_hundley Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I was like you, made my king as loud as I could, stretched the springs silly, then had problems. Now if I was going to be making a topic about kings it would be. 'how can i keep my kings performance but make it quieter'you must have stretched the spring and deformed it ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoomaster Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 says it all really. you dont know anything about them do you.YOU ARE THE KING GOD I BOW TO YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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