[bq_or_bust]

specifically, it is the Xero Lite XSR-3 front wheel.

i can press it back and it holds for a little time, depending on if i ride over a bump. do i glue? if so, what type?

thanks

 

[cxwrench]

what exactly are you talking about? more details...this makes no sense...

 

[bq_or_bust]

sorry, i posted in haste.

it's the covers of the hub (one on each side) which keeps coming off. i'm constantly repressing it, but, it comes off after going over a pothole, etc.

thanks.

 

[Peanya]

I don't understand either. Can you attach a picture? The only thing I can think of right off the top of my head is a protective cover used for shipping...

 

[FBinNY]

I hope you're not talking about the shipping protectors on the ends of the axle (outside if the frame). if so, throw them out. Or, in the enviro-speak, dispose of them properly.

If you're talking of the weather seals on the outside of the shell coming off and flopping around on the axle, then it depends on the hub, and I'm not familiar with the xero lites.

Some hubs use a press or snap in design, which if put together correctly tend to stay put. Others aren't toleranced so well and might need the help of an adhesive.

If that't the case, you'll need to use some solvent on a rag to get both the seal/cover and the mating area of the shell perfectly clean and dry then carefully glue it into place. I've done this sucessfully with rim cement (I ride tubulars) but rubber cement, or a Anerobic adhesive (Loctite) should also work.

 

[Kuma601]

The bearing dust cover? On loose ball bearing hubs, the cover might come off after a good shock. I could see this happening on an old wheel where that plastic cover may not have as much tension to seat on the hub surface. My sealed bearing hubs have an integrated retainer so with the QR snugged, it isn't going to come off.

Is this what you refering to?

 

[-dustin]

36h, 4x? Interesting. What's that wheel off of?

 

[bq_or_bust]

I hope you're not talking about the shipping protectors on the ends of the axle (outside if the frame). if so, throw them out. Or, in the enviro-speak, dispose of them properly.

If you're talking of the weather seals on the outside of the shell coming off and flopping around on the axle, then it depends on the hub, and I'm not familiar with the xero lites.

Some hubs use a press or snap in design, which if put together correctly tend to stay put. Others aren't toleranced so well and might need the help of an adhesive.

If that't the case, you'll need to use some solvent on a rag to get both the seal/cover and the mating area of the shell perfectly clean and dry then carefully glue it into place. I've done this sucessfully with rim cement (I ride tubulars) but rubber cement, or a Anerobic adhesive (Loctite) should also work.

shipping protectors. i'm bad, but, not that bad.

thanks for the solution. i'll work on it. does the cover need to be removeable for servicing in the future?

 

[bq_or_bust]

The bearing dust cover? On loose ball bearing hubs, the cover might come off after a good shock. I could see this happening on an old wheel where that plastic cover may not have as much tension to seat on the hub surface. My sealed bearing hubs have an integrated retainer so with the QR snugged, it isn't going to come off.

Is this what you refering to?

yes.....thanks for posting the pic. mine look like chrome convex donuts. looks like i'm gonna glue them.

 

[bq_or_bust]

36h, 4x? Interesting. What's that wheel off of?

nope. it's 20hole hub. off of a 2006 giant ocr c3. nice looking, but, unsure about durability.

http://archive.giant-bicycles.com/us/030.000.000/030.000.006.asp?year=2006&model=11263

 

[Kuma601]

36h, 4x? Interesting. What's that wheel off of?

Mine? 36H Shimano 600 hubs, 3X on Mavic MA40's. Not light but near bombproof.

 

[-dustin]

3x and the spokes are overlapping the heads? hm

 

[JCavilia]

shipping protectors. does the cover need to be removeable for servicing in the future?

Yes, definitely. If you have to glue them, don't use a glue that can't be removed easily.

 

[MR_GRUMPY]

Looks 4X to me, too.

I thought that you could only build 36 hole 4X with large flange hubs. (I did once)

 

[FBinNY]

Looks 4X to me, too.

I thought that you could only build 36 hole 4X with large flange hubs. (I did once)

You can build 4x on any 36h hub regardless of flange size. It's a full tangent build with the spokes 180° (9 holes) apart going in opposite directions. It's comparable to a 28h 3x build.

With 32h the most crosses possible is 3x because otherwise the spokes would pass the center-line of the hub.

 

[Fredrico]

Don't glue them yet!!

yes.....thanks for posting the pic. mine look like chrome convex donuts. looks like i'm gonna glue them.

I have old Campy cup and cone bearing hubs that the seals have popped out of, like the picture above. They're thin aluminum and easily distorted from prying off, in order to repack the bearings.

I've successfully used the smooth, round cylinders of the sockets of socket wrenches, to beat them into shape by knocking on the sockets with a mallet. One socket will round out the inside diameter of the seal, so it doesn't rub on the cone. Another socket judiciously placed inside the "convex donut" seal will splay out the outside diameter enough to stay put when pressed into place. A tap or two will usually do it. :idea: