Hi all,
I'm having my first go at using a S-A 3 spd hub and I'm feeling a bit uncertain about the flattened sides of the axle. Sheldon Brown's site has kindly enough informed me that special washers are required, but the one that came with the hub won't fit the dropout on the frame I'm planning to use(another story) and I'm not too keen on the cutting my own. So...
- how necessary are they?
- can I put a shim as a liner in the dropout instead until the flattened sides of the axle is held firm?
- if I really should cut my own washers, how thick do they need to be?
-Are they needed/recommended on both sides or is one side enough? which one in that case?
I'm having my first go at using a S-A 3 spd hub and I'm feeling a bit uncertain about the flattened sides of the axle. Sheldon Brown's site has kindly enough informed me that special washers are required, but the one that came with the hub won't fit the dropout on the frame I'm planning to use(another story) and I'm not too keen on the cutting my own. So...
- how necessary are they?
- can I put a shim as a liner in the dropout instead until the flattened sides of the axle is held firm?
- if I really should cut my own washers, how thick do they need to be?
-Are they needed/recommended on both sides or is one side enough? which one in that case?