Duncy H Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Typical me, got a competition on sunday and haven't sorted my bike out. Basically got a speedrace fans frame with horizontal dropouts and a Chris king classic hub with fun bolts. The bolt seems way oversized to run snail cams. I have echo tr cams. Is there a way round it like drilling out the snail cams or due to the large clamping bolt will I get away without? Edited September 16, 2011 by Duncy H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezgonzo Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 you could give it a try without cam's, however i'm pretty sure the driveside will end up getting pulled forward after a few pedal kicks, also the serrated steel ends on the heavy duty axles have a habit of braking/cracking if you over tighten the fun bolts, your best bet is as you suggested, drill out your tr cam's to 12mm and you should be golden, i drilled out the driveside on a tr cam to 12mm when i had my zhi z3 and it worked perfect, if drilling it out is a no go then a rat tail file followed by a lot of sweating and swearing is another option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theom Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 whats the verdict on chain tugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bigman Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Drill out a snail cam and run it on the drive side only, it will not force the frame out too much and it will keep the hub from moving forward during pedaling, I know many riders who have used thier CK's like this with no problems Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted September 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Cheers for the help guys, I'll go and give it a try shortly. I am pretty sure I will only get a away with the one snail cam in there though atm as said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Cheers for the help guys, I'll go and give it a try shortly. I am pretty sure I will only get a away with the one snail cam in there though atm as said. If they are the chro-moly cams you can forget drilling them, you'll touch the surface but then it just hardens and you'll get no further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 However a rotary file will do it nicely. I did this for my hope hub (one snail cam drive side) but to be honest it didnt really need the cam, it wouldn't budge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted September 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Of coarse they were hardened, to make life difficult, had to ask a few favours of friends and I managed to get it drilled with the right equipment an it all works hunky dory now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Completely unrelated to the topic but I just realised who you are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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