Changing Rear Axle HED Disk

[Rob]

Hi I am in the process of changing the axle on my old Hed Disk Wheel (
Freewheel type ) for use on the track.. I have ordered the Hed Track Kit
form "Hed USA" have any of you done this before ? I have the wheel ready now
I have the quick release off and the two end caps off of the part that goes
through the center of the wheel..the way I see it is the track kit solid
axle will just go through that center part. Is this correct ? I am pretty
sure that center part does not come off it does however stick out each side
of the wheel by maybe 2 cms at most...I also understand the Hed Track Kit
will come with cones to make things tight..I guess I am looking for someone
that has done this in the past.

Thanks for your help.

Rob

 

[dianne_1234]

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 06:40:15 GMT, "Rob" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi I am in the process of changing the axle on my old Hed Disk Wheel (
>Freewheel type ) for use on the track.. I have ordered the Hed Track Kit
>form "Hed USA" have any of you done this before ? I have the wheel ready now
>I have the quick release off and the two end caps off of the part that goes
>through the center of the wheel..the way I see it is the track kit solid
>axle will just go through that center part. Is this correct ? I am pretty
>sure that center part does not come off it does however stick out each side
>of the wheel by maybe 2 cms at most...I also understand the Hed Track Kit
>will come with cones to make things tight..I guess I am looking for someone
>that has done this in the past.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Rob
>

So far so good!

To continue:
Push the axle all the way out. One bearing will come out with it.
Push the bearing back in the hub without the axle.
Install the track axle with the "cones" riding inside the bearing
races. Install the rest of the spacers, lock nuts, etc.
Adjust bearing play as usual.

You might consider swapping to larger diameter nuts where they touch
the frame (inside and out). The nuts supplied are pretty small and
badly gouged the steel dropouts on my friend's Tomasso, to the point
where it was very difficult to adjust the chain tension. They're
threaded M10x1, same as many other hubs (Shimano, SunTour, Surly,
Sansin, etc.). But not the same thread as Campagnolo.