Mtchell Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 :$ How do i fit snail cams i,ve never had fit them before always been chain tugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Fisher Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) remove the back wheel, take off the fun bolts / axle nuts...slide on the snail cams. If you have a monty frame, the cams need to be on the outside of the frame due to their weird spaced frames ( unless you're using a genuine monty hub ) with any other hub and frame they'll fit on the inside of the frame.Hopefully your frame has the little m5 bolts that the snail cams notch against...if not its time to go to the bikeshop and grab some...they're the same size as bottle cage mounts and need to be aroun 10mm long.Now...adjust away!...set the drive tug up first until the chain is nearly at desired tension, by forcing the cam down, which in turn pushes the wheel backwards. Now,tighten the driveside bolt/nut and setup the non-drive cam so the wheel is centred in the frame. Edited December 24, 2008 by trials adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidehop Stuart Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) -The cams fit onto the axle between the hub and the frame.-there are bolts which screw in the frame which the cams push against (some frame dont have these screw hole, e.g. Zona zip)-when you spin the cams one way it pushes the wheel back, and the other way loosens the wheel off-make sure both cams are facing the same way-then use the lip on the cam to push the cam around to make a force against the bolt-this pushes the wheel to gain chain tension Edited December 24, 2008 by Sidehop Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) remove the back wheel, take off the fun bolts / axle nuts...slide on the snail cams. If you have a monty frame, the cams need to be on the outside of the frame due to their weird spaced frames ( unless you're using a genuine monty hub ) with any other hub and frame they'll fit on the inside of the frame.Hopefully your frame has the little m5 bolts that the snail cams notch against...if not its time to go to the bikeshop and grab some...they're the same size as bottle cage mounts and need to be aroun 10mm long.Now...adjust away!...set the drive tug up first until the chain is nearly at desired tension, by forcing the cam down, which in turn pushes the wheel backwards. Now,tighten the driveside bolt/nut and setup the non-drive cam so the wheel is centred in the frame.Thats just not true i had snail cams inside the frame of my 221 with tryall hubs... Edited December 24, 2008 by davey1991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) Thanks every one i,ve done it just wasn't sure how they went on Thanks again Edited December 24, 2008 by Mtchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaMmY Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Thats just not true i had snail cams inside the frame of my 221 with tryall hubs...Well you didnt have every bolt on your hub or axle because i had tryall hubs and couldnt fit my snail cams inside my monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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