ilikeriding Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Ive had my king for a couple of months now and ever since it was purchased its been skipping more and more, 10 times a day or so, sometimes a quarter crank turn- has anyone else had this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Have you cleaned out the original lube in there with WD-40 and put a little bit of finishline in there instead?If not, that'll be why.Trials use requireds the mechanism to move more freely than they do originally with the heavier King lube, so by replacing it with lighter fluid such as Finishline Wet XC lube you'll get less skippage. And due to the limited mileage us trials riders do you won't get excessive wear.Some people even run them dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Quigley Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 As above....Don't forget Chris King reccomend a 10 or 20 mile Bedding in period. (or something like that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted April 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 cheers for the advice, just noticed a little bit of play in the hub, could this also be causing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantrials Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 The hub does loosen off a little during the first month or so and this will cause more skipping than anything else as there is not enough pressure on the mechanism. tighten the bearing pre load adjusters and it should sort it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 everyone has different opinions etc,i stopped using mine as when i was in Auz it slipped a good 1/4 of a 360 degree turn!!! put me off them.Some peoples dont slip at all, some do, clean her out, tighten her up and see how she goes.Waynio.......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Pop down to my house if you want mate, and I'll show you what you need to do. But yeah, just needs cleaning out with GT85. It's what I use and like almost all people, never have any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netherking Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Some peoples dont slip at all, some do, clean her out, tighten her up and see how she goes.Waynio..........................do you need the tee bone? tool to get the chris king apart. i have a King and over the last few days its skipped the smallest amount a few times. its not much but i'd rather fix it Asap before it gets worse. cheers harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 do you need the tee bone? tool to get the chris king apart. i have a King and over the last few days its skipped the smallest amount a few times. its not much but i'd rather fix it Asap before it gets worse.No, you don't need the tool, not for cleaning. Only for removing the drive rings, changing the bearings/hubshell etc. Just pull it apart and spray away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Pop down to my house if you want mate, and I'll show you what you need to do. But yeah, just needs cleaning out with GT85. It's what I use and like almost all people, never have any problems.ens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Pop down to my house if you want mate, and I'll show you what you need to do. But yeah, just needs cleaning out with GT85. It's what I use and like almost all people, never have any problems.cheers mate- seems to be alot more infrequent thouhg now, may because more grease has seeped from the bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 King has gone crazy now, its been cleaned out properly, 3 times and is skipping worse than ever- cant ride in a straight line anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Is the axel tight? and , nothings cracked inside ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 The "screw" on the driveshell which the ring drive rests on needs to be well lubed. If that's dry or just has WD40 on it (which is useless), the hub won't engage properly. I've been running mine on a few drops of Mobil 1 engine oil, hasn't skipped once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 You sure its the hub and not you mech or tensioner thats the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) You sure its the hub and not you mech or tensioner thats the problem.Must be the hub, the tensioner wouldnt cause it to miss a half crank turn, the chains never come off anywayIs the axel tight? and , nothings cracked inside ?seems to be fineThe "screw" on the driveshell which the ring drive rests on needs to be well lubed. If that's dry or just has WD40 on it (which is useless), the hub won't engage properly. I've been running mine on a few drops of Mobil 1 engine oil, hasn't skipped once.no worries now , the problem has been found, the driveshell extra notches in it Edited May 5, 2007 by afroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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