Got the rear wheel laced up and ready for the truing stand, I'll let you know how that goes. Being stainless steel, which has a lower tensile strength than regular steel, the nipples and spokes must be greased for proper seating and preloaded with a much higher torque to allow for stretching. The end result is a nice clean wheel that won't rust. The 66 Bonnie is slowly coming together though!
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Finding the drive side of the wheel involves measuring the nipples in place. The largest gap between the indicates the drive side.
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Greasing the spokes so that they don't bind up.
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First set of outer spikes go anti-clockwise.
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Next set goes in clockwise.
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Drive side done, next is the right side (shift side)
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All laced and ready to true! More to come as I fumble my way through this.
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