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After a day at FoD today I noticed a tiny bit of play at the back end.
I've checked all the frame bearings, even replacing 2, checked pivot bearings, tried another wheel.
I then put a new mech hanger on there too. It feels to me like it's coming from the mech side threaded spacer the axle goes into? That is located by a funny shaped pin that goes up and down to locate axle arm into place/angle. But even checking that, the spacer can still move.
Anyone have similar?
If I wiggle top and bottom of wheel I can feel it. Holding all bearings etc I'm 99% sure it's not them.
I’m still on a 26” wheeled Alpine, but are there hub adapters on the wheel? You know, the inserts to convert QR to 12x142 to boost.
If so could there be any grit in between them and the hub? Probably not if you had the wheel bearings out (but was it just the frame bearings?).
Worth a check / potentially a cheap fix.
Tried 2 wheels, both are dedicated 148*12 wheels
I’ll wander back to 2011 then. 😉
Worth a shot.
No worries at all buddy, bouncing ideas about helps.
Nope nothing here. My immediate thought would be to check that the hub axle is tight anyway, that’s the usual culprit
yeah deffo tight. I'm trying it with the wheel out and get nothing at all in the way of play in anything. Once the wheel goes in, a tiny bit... it does feel like the hub end caps. when they're in the wheel you get a bit of wiggle from the ends, but i'd have thought that would be taken care of by the axle and the way it all tightens up into the dropout/hangers.
Are you using the original wheels or did you swap them out?
Standard wheel. I also have the wheel to try from my lads Specialized which is same axle.
With the wheel out i can't get anything in the way of play at all from wiggling, pulling, pushing etc... It's only with the wheel in i get anything.
wheel bearings?
I'd be surprised on 2 completely different wheels. But it's not impossible of course.
To help with diagnosis i've just bought a Hope Pro4 wheel LOL. Well, i've bought it mostly as we need a 'spare' wheel just in case. So when that arrives i'll chuck it in and potentially then yeah, replacing 2 sets of rear wheel bearings.
I’d be surprised on 2 completely different wheels. But it’s not impossible of course.
Is there similar play in the two wheels if you put them in your sons frame?
Well I went round and borrowed a mates G160. It seems it my wheel bearings. So I'll fit the Hope when it arrives and replace my bearings.
Then maybe his too lol.
Hope installed, no play or movement... Guess that's a set of bearings going in the Whyte hub then. it's only a really small amount of play on of the 3 lads i've spoken to, 2 wouldn't care as it doesn't show itself when riding, but i'm me, there's a right way and a wrong way.. So they'll be swapped.