Oh and I fixed the ghost pedal issue by doing the BB spindle rubber-grip end trick posted in that other thread. VERY basic and very brilliant
Quote from: Iriez on March 07, 2010, 05:55:32 AMOh and I fixed the ghost pedal issue by doing the BB spindle rubber-grip end trick posted in that other thread. VERY basic and very brilliant Does anyone know/ remember where this little thread might be? =)
I just started getting into flatland stuff about 3 days ago and suck so far, I blame my sh*tty bike and lack of practice.
Hey bro. Tried to just quote and answer in the thread but it kept saying "Explorer cant display the web page" Wutevs, I guess.Anyhow, I had a custom wheelset built up aroung the Ufree and had the same exact problem as you. So I took it apart, made some adjustments, and as of now its the smoothest thing Ive ever run.1st: Go to the hardware store and buy a washer that is about half the thickness of the original bearing plate thats in the hub. (Internal hole is 12mm) **Make sure its small enough over all diameter to fit in hub also** This will allow just enough slack without being too much. Will also help the ghost pedal problem.2cd: With the clutch pushed back against the bearing plate and washer and all is back as far as it will go, evenly adjust the set screws so that they are JUST touching the axle. **Too much and it wont back off all the way against the bearing plate. Too little and there is not enough resistance for the driver to draw the clutch up into the hub.**3rd: I personally found the factory grease overly sticky. Clean hub very well. Regrease generously with a good quality (Phil Wood, maybe) grease. Being certain to grease the axle where the set screws are touching.4th) Re-assemble with both cones. Tighten against each other so that it spins freely without binding. Then Install the lock nuts and tighten them down.Once I did all this, all my problems were gone. (Including that whining/rubbing noise that others on here have stated would not go away.) If for some reason, you dont like the amount of slack, go with a tiny bit thicker washer than I stated above. But like I said, for me, it was perfect. The clutch HAS to have room to back off in order to solve the ghost pedaling issues. Plus it doesnt even think about engaging during pedal tricks. When I got mine, it felt like a cassette hub, it caught so immediately. The slightest bobble of my foot in a pedal trick and it engaged. Now its absolutely perfect, lets just hope it stands the test of time. LOLHope this helps you as I know I was ready to put my foot through a brand new $400.00 custom wheelset before I fixed that hub.MIKEBTW, feel free if you want to post this in the thread for others. I tried, but the page just refused to load for me.
If you get your bearing cones perfectly adjusted before you put the wheel on the frame and then when you tighten up your pegs, I bet it is pushing the bearing cones in just enough to tighten them too far.It takes a little practice and feeling the right amount -but try leaving a bearing cone on one side a hair loose (about an 8th turn) -then when you tighten your pegs it will bring it all into perfect adjustment. I tighten a peg up on one side and on the loose cone side I get the peg ready to tighten up -with just a full turn left to go. I leave a cone wrench on the loose side to play with the feel -and usually when I tighten the peg up the first time I find I have it a little loose still -just loosen the peg a turn and then turn the cone just a 16th or 8th of a turn. You can feel the play if you grab your tire and try rocking your wheel back and forth perpendicular to the axle.