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Anton posted 2 years ago.
Unless you have some experience with this, step one would be to go to the LBS,explain your situation...tell em you want to fix it yourself and ask for advice. Get the Big Blue Book from Park Tool.Chapter four is all about wheel truing and replacing spokes.I believe they have the info on line also.
Replacing the spoke isn't hard, but getting the wheel back to true can be. Despite what some may tell you,if you broke a spoke,your wheel will be out of true.It will involve tension meters, spoke wrenches and if the wheel is badly out of true...a dishing tool.
If this is more than you wanted to deal with...Pay to have it done.
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rb85cj7 posted 2 years ago.
I wish i could pay to have it done. i have recently quit my job and am still unemployed so this is a do-it-yourself kind of project.
I went to the website and it all looks pretty easy (key word is looks).
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JamieM posted 2 years ago.
I've been building wheels for myself and a couple friends for a few years now and I can tell you that it's not that hard. It takes some knowledge, some tools and a lot of patience.
If you were building new wheels and wanted to give it a try your self, I'd say go for it. There are plenty of internet resources and people willing to help anyone through it.
But, we're talking about a broken spoke and that's a different story. The act of replacing the spoke is fairly simple, requires really only a spoke wrench. But the question is why did the spoke break in the first place? That's where we get into wheel tension, dish, true, spoke length and some other issues that could cause the break. If there is something bigger wrong, replacing the spoke will likely just result in more broken spokes.
Take the wheel to your LBS (assuming they are a good trustworthy shop with wheelbuilding experience) and have them take a look at it. At the very least your going to need them to calculate the spoke length anyway. See if they can tell you what the problem maybe and see if they are willing to walk you through it (or at least watch while they fix it).
If you end up fixing it yourself, do yourself a favor and buy a good park spoke wrench. Everything else can be fabricated or done with a substitue (such as your brakes for a truing stand) but the spoke wrench is worth the $10.
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brittda posted 2 years ago.
changing the spoke isnt hard, this is true but as as the others have said said trueing the wheel can be and will be necessairy. Take it to your LBS and let them true it (you can replace the spoke yourself )
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rbreddin75 posted 2 years ago.
JamieM wrote:
I've been building wheels for myself and a couple friends for a few years now and I can tell you that it's not that hard. It takes some knowledge, some tools and a lot of patience.If you were building new wheels and wanted to give it a try your self, I'd say go for it. There are plenty of internet resources and people willing to help anyone through it.
But, we're talking about a broken spoke and that's a different story. The act of replacing the spoke is fairly simple, requires really only a spoke wrench. But the question is why did the spoke break in the first place? That's where we get into wheel tension, dish, true, spoke length and some other issues that could cause the break. If there is something bigger wrong, replacing the spoke will likely just result in more broken spokes.
Take the wheel to your LBS (assuming they are a good trustworthy shop with wheelbuilding experience) and have them take a look at it. At the very least your going to need them to calculate the spoke length anyway. See if they can tell you what the problem maybe and see if they are willing to walk you through it (or at least watch while they fix it).
If you end up fixing it yourself, do yourself a favor and buy a good park spoke wrench. Everything else can be fabricated or done with a substitue (such as your brakes for a truing stand) but the spoke wrench is worth the $10.
THAT is some damn good information to have Jamie... Thanks!!
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JamieM posted 2 years ago.
rbreddin75 wrote:
THAT is some damn good information to have Jamie... Thanks!!
Just the ramblings of a former part-time shop mechanic.
But happy to help.
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Anton posted 2 years ago.
Thought I smelled "Wrench" when I read your post JamieM.
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JamieM posted 2 years ago.
Anton wrote:
Thought I smelled "Wrench" when I read your post JamieM.
You say that like there is something wrong with it.:cool:
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rb85cj7 posted 2 years ago.
So the spoke i broke is on the rear tire opposite the cassette. Meaning i now have to take off the cassette to replace the spoke. since i will have it off is there anything i should do to it while i have it off other than really clean it.
Oh any tips other than what is on the park tool site for pulling it off.
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JamieM posted 2 years ago.
I can't think of anything major. Maybe spin the freewheel and the axle, make sure they are smooth. Replace the spoke and get everything back together.
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rb85cj7 posted 2 years ago.
Took my wheel to a different LBS to get the right cassette tool and they looked at it. They told me my wheel looked jacked up. Looked a little closer and now i am getting a new warrantied wheel.
Cool huh.
So today i was riding, about 7 miles from home, and i get after it to get across traffic. I hear this pop and clink clink every time my wheel rolls. I pull over first chance i get and notice a broken spoke on the rear tire.
So, anybody have any advice before I begin to tackle the project?