Bat-ass Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 If it moves, but should'nt..... Use duct tape!!!IF it should move, but does'nt...... Use WD40!!
LeTurbo Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 If you drop something steel, find it again with a magnet. If it's another material, lie on the ground with a torch and shine it across the floor - don't look for the object, look for its shadow. In the direst case, clean out the vacuum and do what your wife/girlfriend/charlady does ...
Just Keep Pedaling Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Have an actual place to work. Wife gets agitated when I push the couches against the wall and work in the lounge.
AndreZA Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Never ever think you can fix something (that ain't broken) before you leave for work in the morning.
KnobbyMech Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 When removing anything involving bearings, work over an old towel - or expect to spend several hours on your hands and knees looking for them... Been there plenty! No matter how much it fisses me off, I manage that one every time. Keeps me on the ground I guess.
AndreZA Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 lefty loosy, righty tighty. When removing your peddals - BACKOFF! (Spanner goes towards the back wheel for removal.)  Pedal thread is "Right is right and left is wrong" BB is the other way around.
KnobbyMech Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 If it looks interesting, open it up.Anyone has a Rohloff that needs looking at? ...unless it is a shifter with "X9" printed on it!
FlashJordan Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 @Chris, I KNEW you'd see light someday!!I've been using the same 1L of parraffin for more than a year!! Clean - recycle - decant the settled gunck into a spare contained - you loose almost no solvent and 1L can last you very long! +1. Also cottoned onto that trick but only recently, been using my litre of parafin for the past 3 weeks now.
DirtyFrank Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Been there plenty! No matter how much it fisses me off, I manage that one every time. Keeps me on the ground I guess. Especially the Shimano SPD bearings......mmmmm, why are there only 11 ballbearings in this pedal? I could have sworn there were 12 in the other one........!
LeTurbo Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Especially the Shimano SPD bearings......mmmmm, why are there only 11 ballbearings in this pedal? I could have sworn there were 12 in the other one........! Interesting point: I seem to remember reading somewhere that there should be an empty ball-bearing space so the balls can move freely, yet the races are often filled completely. Any other takes on this ... or am I hi-jacking?
KnobbyMech Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Never, ever, never pull the hydraulic brakes with the bike upside down
Tubeless Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Never, ever, never pull the hydraulic brakes with the bike upside down  Did not know that.......... why?
DirtyFrank Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Did not know that.......... why?  I`m sure he meant ` never pull the brake lever when the wheel has been removed`
FC&P2C Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Have you tried Prepsol? Bit pricey if you buy the 500ml bottles at R20.00 a pop but quite cheap if you buy 5L for just under R100.00. I spray my cassette and chain ring with it and use it in my Park Tool chain cleaner and you could probably eat of my drivetrain and the cleaning is low effort.I use RedHot Products chain and casset cleaner. Works very well and its a local company.400ml Aerosol retails at about R90 and will give you about 5 efford less cleans. Just spray it on and and then hose it of. No brushing or getting dirty envolved.No I dont work for them.
Delgado Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 When working anywhere in the general vicinity of the cranks place the chain on the blade! In case a tool slips. . . . ..
Lounge Lizard Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Everything will eventually seize if neglected - Always place a little grease on the thread before screwing in the pedals, BB, seat-post bolt, cranks, bottle cage bolts, stem bolts, all bolts..then,yes, it is already tight enough ! giving it just another little bit is going to strip it.
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