Oddball Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Ok, I’ve got all the bits that I know I will need to convert to a front disc, so far I’ve got, full disc brake, forks, hub, QR skewer. And I was just wondering if I will need any other tools/parts to do the job properly? Also, I’ve never removed hubs or done anything with wheels, and spoke and stuff before, so was wondering if people could give me some tips/advice or links to "how to" pages, and how spokes have to go in hubs and if ill need to remove them fully? Just any kind of information would be helpful as I only have common sense to work with Thanks guys, Anf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 WHEEL BUILDING GUIDE If you've got Torx-headed bolts for the rotor you'll need a T25 Torx key (you can tell 'cos it'll be sorta star-shaped as opposed to hexagonal like a normal allen headed bolt), so other than the stuff you need for the wheelbuild you'll just need a 5mm allen key, basically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 WHEEL BUILDING GUIDE If you've got Torx-headed bolts for the rotor you'll need a T25 Torx key (you can tell 'cos it'll be sorta star-shaped as opposed to hexagonal like a normal allen headed bolt), so other than the stuff you need for the wheelbuild you'll just need a 5mm allen key, basically.Cool man, thanks. Yea i knew about the torx bolts, but just wondered if I needed spoke spanners or whatever there called? Or just any other specific things?Anf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 I dont know whether you meant a spoke tool or a cone spanner, but either way you wont need either... to fit a front disc you'll need allen keys and if you have the torx bolts you'll need one of the torx heads (usually a T25).Take the wheel out, fit the rotor to the hub, put the wheel back in...Attach the lever to the bars... i'm sure you'll be able to do that without me telling you how.Attach the caliper to the forks, and proceed with setting up and bedding in the brake correctly according to what brake you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Unless your disg hub is built onto a rim you'll nee to build that uo, and the fact that your asking about this is an indication that you probobly won't know how to build wheel's.If you need it done either ask your local shop or look for sheldon browns wheel building guide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Nice one guys, thanks. I'll do that on Friday (as I get my hub tomorrow), oh and Jake the only reason I don’t want to take it to a shop is because if I get other people to do all my upgrades, ill spend the rest of my trials years not knowing a thing. So I want to do everything myself Thanks, Anf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HargrovesToby Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 hey matewheel building isnt for people that dont know how,!! with even the best of guides it isnever straight forward unless you have been doing ti for years, by all means go and watch and help at the bike shop but i wouldnt reccomend building you own wheel from scratch, especially a disk wheel as they have to be built in certain ways top gain maximum strength.toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 hey matewheel building isnt for people that dont know how,!! with even the best of guides it isnever straight forward unless you have been doing ti for years, by all means go and watch and help at the bike shop but i wouldnt reccomend building you own wheel from scratch, especially a disk wheel as they have to be built in certain ways top gain maximum strength.toby I'm not building a wheel from scratch though, and I’m not entirely thick...I hope . I’ll have a crack and if it seems too hard I’ll take it down the bike shop. Thanks for the advice bud. I will watch and learn if the shop does do it though.Anf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 hey matewheel building isnt for people that dont know how,!! with even the best of guides it isnever straight forward unless you have been doing ti for years, I wouldn't agree with that, personally. I've only built 5 or 6 wheels, but I was able to just write that guide pretty easily? Wheelbuilding's not hard. People seem to think it is, but it really isn't. Just read the guide I put up there and you'll see it's a piece of piss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick_spider Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 I'd get some caliper spacing washers. They're very thin, but allow you to space the caliper. If it's an Avid then you probably don't need them.As for wheelbuilding - follow the advice other people have given and perhaps the Sheldon Brown page on wheel building (easily googlable)Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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