Hadley Front Hub Service

[menachite]

Hey Y'All,

Does anyone have any instructions for tightening up a Hadley Front hub? Heck even a service guide?

Thanks!

Jake

[davep]

Yep. What do you need to do?

In general, the axle caps should be tight...they do not adjust the bearings, so start there. They take a 25mm wrench, but before I got the tools, I just cranked them by hand with gloves on.


Now, the bearing preload is adjusted by the dust cap looking guys with the pin holes. Turn the non-disc side a LITTLE bit (1/4 turn maybe) at a time and re-check. If you over-crank this cap, you will toast your bearings. A red handled park pin spaner will fit the dust caps.

There is a how to for the rear hub here: http://www.sicklines.com/tech/howto/hadleyoverhaul/ the idea is the same for the front. There is also a PDF of a dimensional drawing of a front at the bottom of that ^^ page

[menachite]

Yep. What do you need to do?

Thanks davep!

I have a tiny amount of play in my front wheel (grab wheel rock it side to side).

I thought I might just need to pre-load the bearings some more.

- Jake