Mavic XL Bearing Adjustment

If you're using the Mavic tool that is shaped like a "C" at the end
with four little prongs on one side, you have the hub adjustment
tightened too much. Back it off a little so there is no resistance or
"drag". There is no specific setting per se, which kinda leaves you
wondering if it's correct. It has worked on my sl's for 3 years. Hope
this helps.

Pippen said:

Just replaced the bearing in my 03' Mavic XL's. Does anybody here know
the
proper adjustment techinque? Basically I need to know how tight to
tighten
the adjustment plate. I know it needs to be done while clamped in. I
think I
have it but the wheels have a little drag on them when I slowly turn
them,
is this normal. Is there a website the decribes this process. I could not
find the mtb tech news group.

Thanks,

-p

Have you looked at http://www.mavic.com/downloads/VTT.pdf

--
Slack

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 19:20:00 -0800, Slack
<[email hidden]> wrote:

Well, I guess I should've have looked at it first because it doesn't say
jack :-p

Any Granny Shifter has it right, just back off till you have no more drag,
but not enough that you have play in the bearing. It's a feel thing,
similar to the headset adjustment.
--
Slack

Pippen said:

Just replaced the bearing in my 03' Mavic XL's. Does anybody here

know the

Quoted message said:

proper adjustment techinque?

Yes, it's simple. Unclamp your wheels, lay them in your driveway and
proceed to run over them with your car until they are as flat as
pancakes. Finally, throw them in a nearby dumpster and you will have a
pair of mavic wheels as well adjusted as any, if not better.

"routebeer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Pippen said:

Just replaced the bearing in my 03' Mavic XL's. Does anybody here

know the

Quoted message said:

proper adjustment techinque?

Yes, it's simple. Unclamp your wheels, lay them in your driveway and
proceed to run over them with your car until they are as flat as
pancakes. Finally, throw them in a nearby dumpster and you will have a
pair of mavic wheels as well adjusted as any, if not better.

Is this because they are made by the french?

-p

"Slack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 19:20:00 -0800, Slack
<[email hidden]> wrote:

Well, I guess I should've have looked at it first because it doesn't say
jack :-p

Any Granny Shifter has it right, just back off till you have no more drag,
but not enough that you have play in the bearing. It's a feel thing,
similar to the headset adjustment.
--
Slack

Thanks for the help. I came to the same conclusion when I read my owners
manual.

-p

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Quoted message said:

If you're using the Mavic tool that is shaped like a "C" at the end
with four little prongs on one side, you have the hub adjustment
tightened too much. Back it off a little so there is no resistance or
"drag". There is no specific setting per se, which kinda leaves you
wondering if it's correct. It has worked on my sl's for 3 years. Hope
this helps.

I will give this a try. I usually over tighten things and have to replace
bolts... Thanks.

-p

Quoted message said:

Is this because they are made by the french?

I don't think so. I have Mavic components on every one of my bikes.
It's just that Mavic has become a company more concerned with profit
than quality. That's a problem as common to US companies as French
ones. Mavic's customer service is non-existant. It's worse than
Shimano's, even!

FWIW, Mavic once made fantastic quality rims. They were
straight-as-an-arrow.

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 06:16:53 -0800, routebeer <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

FWIW, Mavic once made fantastic quality rims. They were
straight-as-an-arrow.

Some of still believe this... at least for their higher-end rims.
--
Slack - still riding a set of 521's

"Slack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 06:16:53 -0800, routebeer <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

FWIW, Mavic once made fantastic quality rims. They were
straight-as-an-arrow.

Some of still believe this... at least for their higher-end rims.
--
Slack - still riding a set of 521's

Me too - I've bumped, clanged, twisted, rocked and knocked those damned
things, and the rest (hey, I'm clumsy not skilful), never managed to even
put a 1mm kink or wobble in them. Only way I managed to trash one was by
wearing through the damned thing with V-brakes.

Shaun aRe