Not how to do it

[dragnusa]

I got a call from a guy saying he had a schwinn mountain bike but the back rim was badly bent, So I told him to bring it over and Id atleast take a look at it. Come to find out he had tried to true the rim himself with a crescent wrench. Ive been working on it for a little bit now, had to replace a couple (crescent) nipples but have it almost true.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Re: How not to true a rim

Yeah in auto tech they always told us the proper name for crescent wrench or adjustable wrench was "Junk" or "Bolt rounder" On very small spoke heads that is just asking for trouble.

 

[mikesbikes36]

Re: How not to true a rim

what if u use a very small cresent wrench ....LOL :mrgreen:

 

[dragnusa]

Had to change title of the post because I ran into another "Not how to do it" on yet another bike. This is the handle bar stem bolt I pulled out of a light weight cruiser I was working on to flip

 

[illMATTic]

What is wrong with the bolt?

 

[dragnusa]

The end is stripped out and they wrapped tape around it to hold it down into the stem