Ashley-Wood Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 well i need help pretty bad, so here's whats wrong with it.i rode it toay and i noticed that it didnt engage at the begging of the day it slipped through a turn, and as the day goes on it got worse and worse so i decided not to ride anymore. tohught id try it again when i got home and it did the same, its like its not engaging, so basically could anyone tell me whats wrong with it and how to fix it?the spring hasnt been strecthed or nothing. is it possible for the spring to slip so it doesnt engage? i dont really understand, and my local bikeshop dont even no how to fix a punture so useless going to them. any help is appreciated! if there is a certain problem could you tell me step by step on how to fix it as i dont have no money what so ever and i really dont want to miss this london ride!thanks alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Do you know what you're doing with King hubs? If thats a yes, take it apart and clean the insides and check it all looks good in there.If thats a no, either learn how to do it (easy) or get someone who knows what they're doing to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Do you know what you're doing with King hubs? If thats a yes, take it apart and clean the insides and check it all looks good in there.If thats a no, either learn how to do it (easy) or get someone who knows what they're doing to help you.i dont no how to do it thats why im asking for help and to tell me what to do step by step. so i can learn incase it will happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Was it brand new when you bought it?Did you bed it in?If the answers no to any of the above, you MUST strip, inspect and clean the internals.To just clean it and replace the lube with something thinner is quite simple. I find it alot easier than servicing a Hope as there are no nasty springs waiting to jump out and roll under something.LQGUIDE1.WMVThat vid will help, although he is re-assembling the hub you can see how it works. Just give it a good clean inside, if you clean it out with rags do it. Try not to use paper as it will get stuck in there, you could use air but I wouldn't advise it as it may push dirt into areas harder.Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 cheers to the matey above that help a little but my hub is a little diffrent as its a bmx one, any other help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) I'm not 100% on this, but I think it will be the same internally. Chris King SiteCheck out chris kings site ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^All the tech info is there for you, if you get stuck sling them an e-mail.Edit: One other idea, make sure the hub is preloaded correctly. I think it should be in one of the videos on the chris king site. Edited February 22, 2009 by Trials Punk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Thanks for your help i think i may have fixed it well atm its working so ill soon see tomorow when i fit it and give it a little ride.. Fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 cheers to the matey above that help a little but my hub is a little diffrent as its a bmx one, any other help Your hub is no different just because it's a BMX one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Your hub is no different just because it's a BMX one.yeah i found that out once i took it apart thanks to the guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gu trials Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 give it tarty n get a king service and if anything needs changing in it then tarty sould contact you to tell you what you need to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Be better if he could fix it himself first though, otherwise you'll never learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Wooo its actually fixed louder and everything now, thanks to danny kearns on msn and trials punk on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Did you get told to stretch the spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted February 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Did you get told to stretch the spring?No just cleaned all the crap out, and the grease was really thick, think that might be what was causing it to not work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 That sounds right.Tarty I think uses Finishline dry lube, so... it should be louder and work a lot better with that, or something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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