Pat Dietrich
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posted September 04, 2008 05:39 AM
help with chrome wheel problem
Because Sportchrome decided to coat the rear wheel where the zx 14 rear sprocket hub goes onto the rear wheel. It will no longer fit. Can this coating be melted off or chipped away somehow so i can get my wheel together? It has to be perfectly round because thats what keeps the wheel and hub true to each other. Anybody have any ideas??
Please, I want to go race my bike tomorrow.
  
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fifth
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posted September 04, 2008 05:47 AM
if you have access to a machine shop, can't you machine a little off the hub where it is binding??
I don't have any knowledge in this area.....just throwing out an idea. I don't know of any way to evenly take the chrome off other than send it back to them and tell them to do it right....
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Pat Dietrich
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posted September 04, 2008 06:06 AM
I dont know how a lathe could grab hold of a whole wheel but i did think of that actually. thanks for the idea.
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Superman T
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posted September 04, 2008 06:28 AM
A pic of the location would be best for accurate responses but a rat tail file and a steady hand can remove some excess metal.Keep in mind only to touch the area that will receive the hub and be covered. MHO
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06redzx14
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posted September 04, 2008 08:19 AM
they did that to the wheels on my zx12. what I did was take a drimmel and grind off a thin layer of chrome on the outside. then use a rubber mallet and force the hub on and off
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johnsonzx14
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posted September 04, 2008 12:02 PM
I did the same thing with no troubles... Just be easy with it and go slow... You wont have any chipping or anything... then pop it right on..
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Pat Dietrich
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posted September 04, 2008 04:59 PM
Used a flapper wheel on a die grinder. turned out it was just the very beginning causing the problem. got it with no problem. thanks everyone
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