Hey guys and gals, wanted to share a little I relearned about sturmey hubs, and pretty much all 3 speed coasters.
The brake arm cannot move! Not wiggle, jiggle, or turn, must have a tight frame strap or it will work the wheel cones loose.
The next part is where I got smarter!
Sturmey uses a different anti-rotation washer then shimano. It has 2 tabs that go into the drop out slot. There are 2 different sizes, 4.7 mm and 9.5 mm. I believe all slotted dropouts are 9.5 mm! So my hub was constantly working itself loose on one side, and stripping the nut on the other and the cones were loosening!
My axle was on the short side running an aluminum frame, axle adjusters, and their washers so....
I got online, which led me to Sheldon Brown. When they did not list a longer axle for my hub I shot them a message.
They were more than helpful! Not only did they give me the part # for my axle, they told me about the washers, and gave me a part #!
I searched online using Sturmey #s and found all my parts in England! Go figure, but the company was awesome! $12.00 shipping....10 days!
Without further ado; Sturmey Archer #2802 are the 9.5mm serrated lock washer, you will need 2, and if not running axle adjusters, I would see if I could run 2 per side.
Except for all out acceleration I love the Sturmey hubs, and even then, they make Shimano look like junk!
The brake arm cannot move! Not wiggle, jiggle, or turn, must have a tight frame strap or it will work the wheel cones loose.
The next part is where I got smarter!
Sturmey uses a different anti-rotation washer then shimano. It has 2 tabs that go into the drop out slot. There are 2 different sizes, 4.7 mm and 9.5 mm. I believe all slotted dropouts are 9.5 mm! So my hub was constantly working itself loose on one side, and stripping the nut on the other and the cones were loosening!
My axle was on the short side running an aluminum frame, axle adjusters, and their washers so....
I got online, which led me to Sheldon Brown. When they did not list a longer axle for my hub I shot them a message.
They were more than helpful! Not only did they give me the part # for my axle, they told me about the washers, and gave me a part #!
I searched online using Sturmey #s and found all my parts in England! Go figure, but the company was awesome! $12.00 shipping....10 days!
Without further ado; Sturmey Archer #2802 are the 9.5mm serrated lock washer, you will need 2, and if not running axle adjusters, I would see if I could run 2 per side.
Except for all out acceleration I love the Sturmey hubs, and even then, they make Shimano look like junk!
