Spoke removal...any ideas?
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Pop the cover off. Most likely a straight pull spoke, but could be a traditional J bend one.
Spoked Wheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bournemouth
Remove the cover and access the spoke head.... straight pull spokes
thanks, but im still trying to locate some info on how to remove the end cap. there is not much on the web regarding Oval Concepts wheelsets. many wheelsets use a 5mm hex but on these wheels "Oval concepts 527" a 5mm wont go in and a 4mm is too small, a 4.5mm hex didnt work either. if i try and twist the end cap the whole axle moves.
i cant go too mad on the bike because its not mine and dont wish to damage the wheelset.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
If they're American wheels it'll be an imperial size Allen key.
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
You will have to remove the bearing cover and axle. Look for clues to remove the cover by first looking inside the axle. You may see a hex shape, which tells you that an allen key goes in there. If none, pull hard on the cover. Many of them are just locked on by means of an O-ring and a groove machined into the inside of the cover.
Spoked Wheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bournemouth
Have you tried just pulling the cover over the axle? It looks like it is just piece of plastic cover.
yes tried that technique thanks, i thought the same, but exerting a lot of pull force doesn't seem to do the trick.
accountantpete
OAP
What normally happens is that either the axle end accepts a hex key or it is press fitted.
The press fit will be really tight so you might have engineer a puller or get a small screwdriver and try and prise it off by working gradually all the way around.
You then need to find a spoke - I find single Mavic flat bladed spokes easy and cheap to source.
The press fit will be really tight so you might have engineer a puller or get a small screwdriver and try and prise it off by working gradually all the way around.
You then need to find a spoke - I find single Mavic flat bladed spokes easy and cheap to source.
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
A few - very few - of wheels have small grub screws that locks the cap onto the axle. I am 100% sure that's not the case with this wheel. To the OP, I am pretty sure this is a rebranded DT Swiss hub. Have a look on the DT Swiss Website for lookalikes, but I think our accountant is right, in spite of being in the wrong profession for this kinda thing. It is press fit. Pull harder.
thanks everyone. i got it out yesterday, it was press fit. i jammed it in a vice and pushed upwards from the bottom, pretty hard pushing and slamming as it turns out, lol. freehub body popped off, snapped spoke fell out. got a replacement spoke from Evans at the Metrocentre and the vice idea from the mechanic in Start Cycles Newcastle.
