3.6 Wheel Lacing

WHEEL LACING                                                                                                                  3.6

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Final spoke sequence               35 in-lbs     4 N·m
Initial spoke sequence              9 in-lbs   T 1 N·m

1.   Place hub on workbench:

     a.   Front: primary brake side down.

     b.   Rear: brake side down.
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2.   See Figure 3-10. Set rim on three blocks evenly spaced
     around the rim to set wheel offset.
                        NOTE                                               2
Size blocks for appropriate offset according to wheel
assembly.

                   Table 3-7. Wheel Offset
                                                                      1.       Top spokes
        WHEEL           OFFSET BLOCK SPECIFICATION                    2.       Bottom spokes
Front                 0.61-0.62 in (15.6-15.8 mm)
                                                                                       Figure 3-11. Centering Hub
Rear                  0.26-0.27 in (6.7-6.9 mm)
                                                               6.     Evenly tighten two opposite spokes (2) on bottom side of
                                                                      wheel perpendicular to the top spokes until no spoke
                                                                      motion is allowed.
                                                                                        NOTE
                                                               Tightening should occur only until all looseness is removed.
                                                               Do not torque. Make sure the spokes stick out evenly past
                                                               the nuts.

                                                               7.     See Figure 3-12. Continue tightening spokes in sets of
                                                                      eight.

                                                                      a.       Tighten eight spokes in one direction on the top side
                                                                               of the wheel.

                                                                      b.       Tighten the eight opposite spokes in the opposite
     1.   Rim                                                                  direction on the bottom side of wheel.
     2.   Block
                      Figure 3-10. Offset                      8.     Repeat previous step until no spoke motion remains in all
                                                                      four spoke sets.
3.   Match rotational arrows on both hub and rim.
                                                               9.     While holding spoke with a 4mm wrench, torque spoke
4.   Install all spokes and hand start nuts.                          nut.
                       NOTE
                                                                      a.       Repeat tightening pattern until all four spoke sets
Replace spoke and nut anytime they are removed.
                                                                               are torqued. Tighten.
                                                                               Torque: 9 in-lbs (1 N·m) Initial spoke sequence
5.   See Figure 3-11. Evenly tighten two opposite spokes (1)
     on top side of wheel until no spoke motion is allowed.           b.       Repeat tightening pattern until all four sets are
                                                                               torqued. Tighten.
                                                                               Torque: 35 in-lbs (4 N·m) Final spoke sequence

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            Figure 3-12. Spoke Sequence