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- Page 1 The Complete Kit for Wheel Assembling and Truing “WHEEL ASSEMBLY KIT” Instruction Manual MADE IN JAPAN - 1 -...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
C O N T E N T S ASSEMBLING BICYCLE WHEELS WHEEL TRUING STAND (Workman Pro) CAUTION ... 3 REQUIRED TOOLS AND PARTS ... 3 • PURPOSE ... 12 • ABOUT COMPONENTS • COMPONENTS ... 3 ... 12 ARMS ... 4 SPOKE ... -
Page 3: Assembling Bicycle Wheels
The following items will help your work; ASSEMBLING BICYCLE WHEELS • Nipple driver or small flat screwdriver • Spoke tension meter Thank you for purchasing Minoura “WHEEL ASSEM- • Plastic hammer BLY KIT”. • Small bowl or box for nipples This kit includes three kinds of tools that you will need •... -
Page 4: Spoke
Most road bikes usually use tubeless tires which are fixed own problems. by rubber glue, so it requires flat sectional shape. Titanium spokes are very light weight, but they can be However most MTB usually require the rim with ordi- broken easily by sudden force. -
Page 5: Nipple
THREAD § HUB Check the threads on the spoke’s tip. The thread of the spokes must be as same as the nipples. In this instructions, we use light alloy 36-hole rear hub. You should screw all nipples through the spokes be- Please check the following points. -
Page 6: Before Your Work
HOW TO ASSEMBLE THE WHEEL BEFORE YOUR WORK 1. CHECK THE RIM Check the number of the spoke holes in the rim and the You should make sure that right and left side spoke hub, as well as the number of the spokes and the nipples. holes in the rim are offset on the rim’s centerline to keep integrity of the wheel. -
Page 7: First Setting
4. FIRST SETTING 6. COMPLETE SECOND SETTING Hold the hub vertically with its drive side down, and As STEP:4, insert the rest of the spokes into the next insert the first spoke into the left side hole of the valve left spoke holes which were already inserted in STEP:4, stem hole, which is on the upper side of the rim’s and screw the nipples slightly. -
Page 8: Third Setting
8. THIRD SETTING Insert the first spoke from inside into the spoke hole on the hub flange, and pull up it avouch and drop it to left. Completed wheel Pass the spoke under the spoke which is pulled from fifth left hub flange spoke hole. And insert the spoke into the second left rim spoke hole, where is two left next to the passed under spoke was inserted. -
Page 9: Tensioning Spokes
We suggest that you have to tension all spokes equally, TENSIONING SPOKES so that you should start all tensioning from the spoke next to the valve stem hole. § ABOUT SPECIAL TENSIONING OF And we suggest that you can tighten the nipples, but THE REAR WHEEL you should not loosen them during tensioning and tru- ing. -
Page 10: How To Fix Side Shaking
HOW TO FIX SIDE SHAKING Remove the side shaking. Of course, you have to do this process with right side spokes only. We will ex- The side shaking within 2mm may not cause any plain how to fix the side or vertical shaking in the fol- troubles. -
Page 11: How To Fix Vertical Shak
HOW TO FIX VERTICAL SHAKING Tighten Group-A nipples about 1/8 turns, Group-B about 1/4 turns, and Group-C about 1/2 turns. The vertical shaking within 2mm may not cause any And then check the side shaking with rotating the troubles. But if you want to be it zero, you can try again wheel slowly again. -
Page 12: Ing
WHEEL TRUING STAND If the rim shakes to downward, tighten both side nipples. (Workman Pro) And if the rim shakes upward, tighten both far side nipples. Do not loosen the nipples. Because the nipples are made by soft material, brass or light alloy, so its thread can be broken easily by loosen- ing. -
Page 13: Gauge For Vertical Shaking
The arms have hollow on its top to hold the wheel hub shaft. When you install a wheel on the Workman Pro, follow U-shaped these processes. Gauge Side At first, open the arms enough to install the wheel hub Frame Shaking shaft, and push down the wheel into the hollow of the Vertical... -
Page 14: How To Fold
In this time, you should make your attention that you do not pinch your finger to the frame and the stay. This “WHEEL ASSEMBLY KIT” already includes a foldable wheel centering gauge “FCG-300”. Finally, open the gauge stay, and tighten the knob bolt You can know how to use the FCG-300 in the above to fix the gauge stay position. -
Page 15: How To Close
Place both plastic brackets onto both side of the wheel, and slide the stainless gauge plate down until the edge of the hub shaft will be inserted into the hole on the stainless gauge plate. Open the frames widely, and push down to the surface of the table to keep its both plastic brackets will be parallel. -
Page 16: Spoke Wrench (Nw-100)
Do not tighten any more, and ex- change it for a new one as soon as possible. This “WHEEL ASSEMBLY KIT” already includes a spoke wrench “NW-100”. You can see how to use it above steps, so we explain the functions only.