I had a small accident and now have to replace a spoke. My wheels are Ksyrium SSC SL from year 2000-2003 I guess. It was hard but I did find a place that sold replacement spokes.
It is really hard to install the spoke however. It feels it's too short. So I compared it to the old one and it's 4-5mm (about a fifth of an inch) shorter. I'm sure I ordered the right kind of spoke (rear non-drive) and I double checked that's what it is.
Is it supposed to be difficult to stretch the spoke into place or is this one too short? Could the old spoke have stretched a little and be longer because of that? Or is it just that newer Ksyriums these days have shorter spokes?
Also, is it necessary to use Loctite for the thread?
It is really hard to install the spoke however. It feels it's too short. So I compared it to the old one and it's 4-5mm (about a fifth of an inch) shorter. I'm sure I ordered the right kind of spoke (rear non-drive) and I double checked that's what it is.
Is it supposed to be difficult to stretch the spoke into place or is this one too short? Could the old spoke have stretched a little and be longer because of that? Or is it just that newer Ksyriums these days have shorter spokes?
Also, is it necessary to use Loctite for the thread?