by water. Be aware of these situations and service more frequently when they occur.
In a pinch...
If Chris King RingDrive lube in not available, a quality 10w synthetic oil may be substi-
tuted. Do not substitute other brands of grease, as they may be too sticky for the
helix of the RingDrive. Running the hub on oil will cause the RingDrive to be more
audible, yet functionally no different. Since this is a lighter lube than our RingDrive
lube your hub needs to be serviced more often.
If you have any additional questions, please call our Technical Services Department at
800.523.6008, or check out our web site for tech info and videos: www.chrisking.com
Disassembly of two piece axle on front ISO hub
(see Figure 5)
Axle End
Adjusting
Cone
Front Hubshell
Assembly
Front Two Piece Axle
Assembly
Figure 5
1 . I n s e r t 5 m m h e x w re n c h e s i n to b o t h e n d s o f a x l e a s s e m b l y. * Pro Ti p : Us e a
bench vice to hold one of the 5mm hex wrenches.
2. Hold left hand stationar y and turn right hand counterclock wise 1/4 turn until
assembly is loose.
3. Loosen and unscrew adjusting cone and axle end until they are free from main axle.
4. Slide out main axle.
5. Both hub shell bearing assemblies can now be accessed.
For bearing service information see “Service of the bearings”, pg. 17.
Further disassembly requires specialized tools. These come individually or in the Chris
King Hub Service Tool Kit, which is available at any authorized Chris King dealer, or
directly from Chris King Precision Components.
Reassembly of two piece axle on front ISO hub
(see Figure 5)
1. Lightly grease threads on axle, adjusting cone and axle end. Apply two drops
of Tri-flow
™
or a quality 10w synthetic oil to axle O-ring.
2. Insert main axle into hub shell.
3. I f a x l e e n d a n d a d j u s t i n g c o n e a r e a s s e m b l e d a s o n e u n i t , d i s a s s e m b l e b y
threading axle end out of adjusting cone.
4. Thread adjusting cone onto the protruding threads of main axle.
5. Lightly snug adjusting cone up to bearing.
6. Thread axle end into adjusting cone until it stops.
7. Proceed to “Adjustment of two piece axle on front ISO hub”, below.
Adjustment of two piece axle on front ISO hub
(see Figure 5)
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