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I have just, for the first time ever, changed a back wheel. It was diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisgustingly grotty.

Swapped the wheel and NEW tyre off old girl I complete with rear brake assembly onto old girl II.
'Twas a little bit suck-it-and-see, but it's done.

Nice one. Front wheel next then?

Just need someone to test ride it for me now

Leave it in the street with keys in.

Nothing fell off, no vibrations, 30 mls of scrubbing done.

Orf to Sammy Miller's on Sunday.

you should have washed the wheel first ;) .......or am I missing something.....

billinom8s wrote:Nice one. Front wheel next then?

You knew. Didn't you ?

Haynes says "...and unscrew axle".

Translation...attack it for a couple of hours - give up.

Have a day off

Select a corner where sturdy railings meet at 90°. Rest wheel againt fence, rest outer fork against wall so that it can't rotate. Find 2 old leather belts and strap 'spoke' to railings.

Set torque wrench to max and set undo mode. Carefully balance on wall / fence / torque wrench and gently vibrate body in a vertical plane. Wait...CRACK. Nice or wott ?

Back wheels do get really black. Years ago, I used to have a casual job doing tyres at things where people took their bikes down drag strips and my lovely job was to take the wheels on and off.

This is why God created single-sided swinging arms.
And under-seat pipes.

My boss took the view that it was why God had created apprentices

billinom8s wrote:Nice one. Front wheel next then?

Been there, done that, yesterday.

Lump of wood, 1980s car jack, large hammer. Sorted.

You road bike boys!!!.... try changing the tire with the ("pressure" still in it! = 14psi) in a field with no help allowed. New tyre and moose 5mins.
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or 44 seconds.
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MellowYellow wrote:Nothing fell off, no vibrations, 30 mls of scrubbing done.

I take it you did grease the axel before you put it back together again and use the correct torque setting

menzies3032 wrote: and use the correct torque setting

Of course. The back one is 'really quite tight' and the front is between 'not too tight' and 'reasonably tight'. Much better than those EU megatons.

First ride tomorow...