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WHEEL SPOKES
1.6
GENERAL
2.
See Section 1.2 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE required service interval.
for the
PROCEDURE 1.
Raise wheel off the ground. CAUTION
If nipples require more than one full turn to tighten spoke, remo ve tire to c heck that spoke pr otrusion has not damaged tube.
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2006 Touring: Maintenance
Lightly tap each spok e with a spok e wrench. Loose spokes will sound dull and m ust be tightened. Tighten spokes to 40-50 in-lbs (4.5-5.6 Nm). If more than a f ew spokes are loose, true the entire wheel following the procedure under Section 2.7 TRUING LACED WHEEL.