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juitz:
Hi all,
Trying to get the rear wheel together but I'm unsure which way the D-ring is supposed to go?

I'm assuming with the flat side in the groove? But I'm struggling to get the hub all the way down. Or is it the other way around?

Thanks!

Oddjob:
Flat side upwards IIRC. If it was flat side down the round side would face up, might as well use a fully round ring in that case.

Make sure you grease the ring where the bearing is located as well as the metal surface that rubs against it on the sprocket carrier, there should be 4 sunken grooves in the carrier, make sure they are full of grease. As the sprocket gets pulled forward by the chain it exerts so much pressure the rubbers inside the hub compress, the carrier moves on that surface slightly forward and gets returned by the pressure from the rubbers, if no grease everything wears and eventually the hub starts to oscillate and that means a new hub.

juitz:
Brilliant, thanks Oddjob.

I was worried that with thle flat side up it would catch and possibly tear, when inserting the hub. I'll flip it and go again and will grease as recommended  8)

Bryanj:
Just for once i am going to disagree with Ken and say flat side down as the groove is flat and you want the round bit to seal against the carrier, plus when i had a few nos ones thats the way they sat out of the packet,
Yes to lots of lube/grease on assembly and carfull with the screw in ring although i do believe mr silver sells pattern ones now.

Oddjob:
You may well be right Bryan, I was working it out logically, although to be honest most grooves for o-rings are flat

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