Servicing King Help

[fruitbat]

Just a quick Q.

When i take off the drive shell to service the inside of the king do i need to remove the casette aswell or will it come off with the casette still on? Reason i ask is i aint got the chain whip etc to do this and hope it can be done without taking it off!!

Frooty

[nb88]

Comes off with the cassette on

[Mat Smith!]

It can indeedy, well I did it with my cog still on.

Mat

[fruitbat]

Cheers lad easy as pie, i will have a goosey at that tonight then i think to try stop the skippage!

Cheers again

Frooty

[sexymike]

this one dont it much justice really. bascially it the last split second iof a huge huge bunny hop gap as Bucky is landing

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this gap really is huge, i had it on video ages ago, MASSIVE!

well done bucky and all the other pics are ace aswell, very nice to say taken from a camera phone

Cheers lad easy as pie, i will have a goosey at that tonight then i think to try stop the skippage!

Cheers again

Frooty

give me a call if u want if u get stuck im doin a few at the min.

basically, u will need the tool, follow the videos on Chrisking.com, u be reet

[fruitbat]

Thought i only needed the tool to remove the bearings or am i wrong. I was under the impression that it was a simple allen key jobby and off it pops!

Frooty

[Janson]

yeah, allen key to get axle/driveshell out, but big expensive king tool to get bearings/internals out..

[Joe Papasnap Maher]

yeah, allen key to get axle/driveshell out, but big expensive king tool to get bearings/internals out..

Yes..but me and janson know the way to overcome this dont we...( the swede is great )

Even impressed the tartybikeboys with my own self service

[fruitbat]

haha you must share this knowledge Joe. I dont need to take the bearings out for a serice do i?...just remove the drive shell and cleamn/oil away!

[Mr Motivator]

I'll help you out here..

Sam's 10 easy steps to servicing your King

1. Loosen off the little allen bolt on the left side of the hub that stops the axle from wobbling. Completely unscrew the ring and take it off.

2. (If you dont have an HD axle) Get out two 5mm allen keys and loosen off the axle ends but putting the keys in the axels and turning in oposite directions.

3. Grab the wheel with your left hand and with your right hand grab your casset and pull it outwards and twist it slightly backwards, this will pull the whole driveshell out. Simple. Your axle will also come out with this.

4. Clean off the helix splines on the driveshell with a tooth brush and WD40!

5. Put your finger in the hub and pull the drive rings apart to make a gap and flush WD40 (you may find using the little plastic tube that comes with the WD40 will make the job much easier) in there till its like a swimming pool. Shake all that out and dry it off with a rag, then flush it all again to get as much grime out as possible, and dry it off once more (as dry as possible). Ah yes, while you are doing this, try not to get too much WD40 on the bearings because it will flush the grease out of them.

6. Check that the splines on the driveshell are nice and clean again, and use the toothbrush again if you need to.

7. At this point, put your wheel down somewhere clean and go and wash your hands. This is so that you don't put anymore dirt back in your freshly cleaned hub!

8. Now get out your Finishline wet XC, open a gap between the driverings again with your finger, give the finishline ONE QUICK squeeze in there. Then with your finger still there, squirt in ONE QUICK squirt of WD40 again just to thin the Finishline out a bit more.

9. Again, one quick sqeeze of finishline on the splines of the driveshell, and a quick squirt of WD40 too.

10. Once your happy with the way it looks, carefully slide the driveshell and axle back into the hub, when it makes contact, push hard in and this time turn clockwise (oppoite way from getting it out). You'l feel it lock in place.

Thats it! Well done! You have serviced your King! Give the wheel a quick spin to check it all runs freely and put the little locking ring back on the axle and tighen everything HANDTIGHT!!

Hope this helps!!!

[Joe Papasnap Maher]

Have you just wrote out, tarst serving video word for word or sumthing

[fruitbat]

^^^^^that is genius, even i cannot go wrong!!

Cheers member/Sam

Frooty

[Janson]

Yes..but me and janson know the way to overcome this dont we...( the swede is great )

Even impressed the tartybikeboys with my own self service

Don't tell everyone, they'll f**k their hubs up and blame me!

[Mr Motivator]

^^^^^that is genius, even i cannot go wrong!!

Cheers member/Sam

Frooty

That's ok If you have any problems, PM me and I'll gladly help!

Ah by the way, the hardest bit in servicing your King, is finding the right blooming size allen key for the bolt on the locking ring. If you can't find the right size anywhere, you can use a T10 torx key (the star shape allen keys)

Edit: If you need any bits for your hub, from new seals to axles to whole hubs, I can sort you out, cheaper than most places on the web

Edited April 29, 2006 by member1495

[Janson]

Or get a 3/32" allen key and don't break the bolt.

[Greetings]

Just uploaded this onto my tv.isg account, be quick as I'm not adding it to the program and it will be deleted in due course:

kingservice

it's a vid by Adam Read

[Deonn h]

Just uploaded this onto my tv.isg account, be quick as I'm not adding it to the program and it will be deleted in due course:

kingservice

it's a vid by Adam Read

That vid is awsem. I don`t even have a king , but still love watching it.

[tomturd]

Just uploaded this onto my tv.isg account, be quick as I'm not adding it to the program and it will be deleted in due course:

kingservice

it's a vid by Adam Read

Not seen that before. Pretty interesting

Mirrored here http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/videos/kingservice.avi for future reference.

[somberlaine]

Sam, are you saying that your 'ten easy tips' thing was a method for doing a full service on your king without the use of those expensive tools usually needed? If wd40 the only grease i can use, I have a tub of..what can only be described as industrial grease - would that do just as well?

You may have saved me £60 or more on a tool! (if so then thanks a million)

Michael

[Janson]

You still need the King tool to take the bearings, drive and driven rings and spring out.

With allen keys, you can get the axle and driveshell out, and with a little effort, you can get the hub fairly clean without fully dismantling it.

Grease is a no-no for King hubs, except in the bearings. Thin oils or spray lubricants seem to work. I've tried Finishline wet XC lube, WD40 and Weldtite TF2 spray in my hub.

[somberlaine]

Cheers Janson.

Can I be an Uber spazz and double check something: I have ridden my brand new king for about 25 hours and now it is starting to skip. Apparently this is totally normal and I was told to just give it a quick service (i.e. service all parts of hub which are accessible when you don't have the king tool). But now I seem to remember someone saying that I will also need to tighten the cones up or soemthing (don't remember what the part of the hub was called) Will I need any new fangled instruments to do this?

Michael

[tipsy Jock]

Cheers Janson.

Can I be an Uber spazz and double check something: I have ridden my brand new king for about 25 hours and now it is starting to skip. Apparently this is totally normal and I was told to just give it a quick service (i.e. service all parts of hub which are accessible when you don't have the king tool). But now I seem to remember someone saying that I will also need to tighten the cones up or soemthing (don't remember what the part of the hub was called) Will I need any new fangled instruments to do this?

Michael

If its an hd axle you will need a 3/32 allen key. you will find that the bearings will wear in and become slightly loose over the first few weeks. all you have to do is undo the bolt and tighten up the collar, then nip up the bolt again.