Great video. First time I really understood the significance of pre-load adjustment in relation to the quick release skewers. I just got my third set of Zipp wheels and I love them.
hi, where can I get that small preload screw to tighten the knot? mine got loosethread and can no longer turn my preload adjustment knot with an allen. thanks..
Is it normal for them to have a little play when your not on the bike? It seems when I put weight on the real wheel the play comes out. I set the pre-load to the example you have in the video.
from the Zipp website: "Clinch nuts are set at the factory so that there will be a small amount of pre-load and a minimal amount of play in the wheel when installed in the frame with quick release load applied." www.zipp.com/support/maintenance/88-188_hub_maintenance.php When I set my preload per the instructions in this video, that is, to barely hand tighthen the preload nut and then back of 1/16 of a turn, and when I clamp wheel into the frame, I see no freeplay in one zipp wheelset while another zipp set cleary shows some freeplay when wiggling side to side. Both wheelsets spin fine though. I have seen this same inconsistency across many zipp wheelsets, so it appears to be inherit to their hub design
Hi, I deal with the same issue on my Vision Trimax carbon and their PRA system, no matter what I do, there is still lateral play in my rear wheel, have you solved, your problem ?
Hi When adjusting preload on the rear hub, I almost have to tighten it completely before there's no play.. Adjusting it while the wheel and QR is fitted Do I need new bearings??
I find this pretty hard to do in real. With wheels of the bike I loosing it more fore no friction. But when they are one the bike I feel some friction. Not sure if my bearings are worn out or I'm doing something wrong.
I find that if I get my preload set, just to the point to where I can feel no play on the wheel, while its on the bike, with the QR tightened, when I take the wheel off of the bike, the bearing feels a bit tight. If I get the preload set off of the bike just to where it feels like there's no play and its not too tight, I can feel play in the bearing once I mount the wheel with the QR tightened. Is this normal?
Namnar Bonaparte hello sorry i know this is an old thread but how did you make out with preload. This adjustments are making me crazy! Lol... i never had a wheelset need so much frequent adjusting. Is it jus Zipp? #88/188
Hey jus chiming in. These wheels are crazy. On my set i do have very little play but once im on it and riding its fine. Dont over analyze. Jus set it and roll. Its annoying i know :-)
You can not add pre-load, however you can add load. Pre-loaded bearings have the pre-load manufactured into them! That is why it is pre, meaning before.
