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Rear Wheel Rubbing

  • 14-06-2013 6:47pm
    #1
    WilkBMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭


    I have just noticed today after a fairly bumpy cycle on tuesday that my rear wheel is rubbing a small bit without me on the bike is this down to the wheel not being true? and how do I go about getting it fixed as I cant imagine it being any better when I am sat on the bike.


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  • #2
    doozerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,830 ✭✭✭doozerie


    If the wheel is out of true then it'll have a (usually) visible kick to one side or the other as it rotates. If the wheel is rubbing constantly throughout a full rotation then it may simply be that it has moved in the dropouts and is no longer centred in the frame - in that case you just need to open the skewer and re-seat the wheel again to sort it out (and probably tighten the skewer a little more than it had been too, to avoid a recurrence).


  • #3
    WilkBMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭WilkBMC


    doozerie wrote: »
    If the wheel is out of true then it'll have a (usually) visible kick to one side or the other as it rotates. If the wheel is rubbing constantly throughout a full rotation then it may simply be that it has moved in the dropouts and is no longer centred in the frame - in that case you just need to open the skewer and re-seat the wheel again to sort it out (and probably tighten the skewer a little more than it had been too, to avoid a recurrence).

    Sorry I meant to say although it does kick a very small bit, the rubbing is against the frame more than the brakes, will that be to do with the skewer aswell? I have a spare skewers I got with a set of hubs I bought that I can try.


  • #4
    doozerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,830 ✭✭✭doozerie


    If it's only a very small kick then it shouldn't be enough in itself to cause the wheel to rub (though some frames to have very little clearance), so it sounds like the wheel might be off centre. If so, then re-seating the wheel should eliminate the rubbing, whether it rubs against the brakes or the frame, and then you can decide whether the buckle/kick needs attention.

    You shouldn't need to replace the skewer, unless it got damaged somehow, it may simply be that the existing skewer is a little loose and not holding the wheel tightly enough.


  • #5
    WilkBMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭WilkBMC


    I will re seat the wheel and see if that fixes it thanks for the help mate.


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