nb88 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 My back wheel is quite far over to the non-drive side, meaning on the drive side my brake pad is really far from the rim and on the non-drive side the brake pad is rubbing slightly. To re-dish the wheel, do I just need to loosen non-drive side spokes and tighten drive side exactly the same? (quarter turn?). Should I loosen non-drive side first or tighten other side first? The spokes are all pretty tight and the wheel is true. I've made a mess trueing wheels before so just after some advice on how to dish the wheel! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 You're right. I usually tighten first, but it doesn't matter, so long as you use the same amount of turn on each spoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Sheldon Browns guide recommended loosening 1/4 turn and tightening 1/2 turn when dishing, Im not sure if its referring specifically to when youre first tensioning the wheel though. As the wheel is already built I would go with 1/4 - 1/4 and make sure you do all spokes evenly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Worth having a good look at the rear of your frame to make sure its striaght too! Sometimes if a wheel seems to have gone out of dish, it could mean the frame has twisted slightly. Or in my case, was never straight from the factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Thanks for your help. I'll borrow a wheel and try it in my frame to make sure it is my wheel thats off centre. The nipples are quite rounded so i'm gonna buy a decent spoke key first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC12345678910 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Thanks for your help. I'll borrow a wheel and try it in my frame to make sure it is my wheel thats off centre. The nipples are quite rounded so i'm gonna buy a decent spoke key first... and some more spoke nipples i hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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