I would like to have the shop style Spline Drive nipple wrench to true my wheels. I have two of the aluminum wrenches but since I will be building a new set, a shop wrench would be more comfortable.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Alex Rodriguez said:In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>I would like to have the shop style Spline Drive nipple wrench to true
>my wheels. I have two of the aluminum wrenches but since I will be
>building a new set, a shop wrench would be more comfortable.
Regular nipples are cheap and work well. Why not save yourself the hassle
and skip on hte spline drive?
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Alex
Weisse Luft said:I would like to have the shop style Spline Drive nipple wrench to true my wheels. I have two of the aluminum wrenches but since I will be building a new set, a shop wrench would be more comfortable.
Thanks!
daveornee said:..Have you used NOALOX?
What is wrong with using grease on
1. Spoke Threads?
2. Nipple/rim seat interface?
Where do you get the lubricant you use?
Can you describe some details of application, drying time, durability and use with different rim sockets (plated steel, stainless, and non socketed rims)?
Have you tried any "lapping" compound on the non-socketed rim spoke holes?
Weisse Luft said:Thanks for the Bike Pro heads up. Will give them a call..
I would not recommend NOALOX because its a zinc product. While Zn is more electronegative than Al, its intended use is for commercially pure Al wire as used in conductors. All Al used in cycling is an alloy and there are differences in corrosion.
Grease migrates and attracts dirt. This dirt can lock threads.
The lube is an EP particulate based resin with additional binders and friction modifiers. I am currently working on tests of utility for patent application now that I have 2 years of service on two wheelsets I built using it as the sole lubricant. As an added benefit, it acts as a thread locker after final truing but does not require heat to loosen.
I have not tried lapping nipples to the seats. All of the rims I have used had adequate contact area, visualized with Prussian Blue.
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