Winspace wheel truing

[ariw]

Been truing wheels for something like 30 years now, but this set seems to have me frustrated. Removed the tire and the rim tape so that I could access the nipples using the nut driver. Using a plastic tool to hold the bladed spoke to prevent twisting, yet still it doesn’t seem to be working.

Should I hold the spoke with the tool and loosen the nipple completely, then drop some or oil on the threads before re-tightening? Any other tips or tricks?

Ari

[Pinned]

If they are built using alloy nipples they are likely corroded. In which case you'll spend a ton of time trying to remove them versus cutting the spokes and rebuilding.

[Jere]

Originally Posted by ariw

Been truing wheels for something like 30 years now, but this set seems to have me frustrated. Removed the tire and the rim tape so that I could access the nipples using the nut driver. Using a plastic tool to hold the bladed spoke to prevent twisting, yet still it doesn’t seem to be working.

Should I hold the spoke with the tool and loosen the nipple completely, then drop some or oil on the threads before re-tightening? Any other tips or tricks?

Ari

Here is a video of a guy truing a wheel.
Looks like you hold the nipple and use a driver to adjust ?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oS42I1B2STo

[guyintense]

Putting a drop of penetrating oil on each end of the nipples and waiting a day might help.

[ariw]

Originally Posted by Jere

Here is a video of a guy truing a wheel.
Looks like you hold the nipple and use a driver to adjust ?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oS42I1B2STo

Thanks man, that was the trick that eluded my Google fu earlier. Nut driver for tension adjustment as you hold nipple and thus spoke, in place