I need to remove the front wheel with Son 28 dyno hub installed. For this I obviously need to disconnect the hub. The initial job was done by mechanic, now this shop is too far from me. I have been riding with it for 6 months now with no punctures.
I haven't found no clear manual or video yet.
1. Trace the wire from the lamp to the hub. Where it stops at the hub the wire slides onto the connector on the SON with a spade. The back end of the spade may be covered in heat shrink, a sort of a thickening of the wire, probably black, or it may be bare metal. Grasp the connector firmly and pull backwards and it should come off. Repeat with the other side.
2. To remove the wheel, undo whichever you have, a nutted axle or a quick release. Do not undo either all the way, or, if you do, take a good note of the order of the components on the axles, and which way they point.
3. The nut is obvious; it turns counterclockwise. The QR works by first flippin over the lever and then turning the nut it is attached to counterclockwise.
4. When either is undone a little way so that the wheel has some sideways movement (against the springs which load the fixings), you can shake the wheel out of the fork. This might be a little tricky at first, as there are "lawyer's lips" on the dropouts to prevent the axle coming out too easily, but persevere and you'll get the hang of it.
5. When you want to refit the wheel, do not overtorque either a nut or a quick release. There is a torque spec in the manuals, I imagine, and it would be best to use a torque wrench or otherwise get someone with experience to show you how to do it by feel. On the nut it is about finger tight and not too many turns of the spanner after that. On the QR is just on the tight side of loose, with the over-centre lever taking up the rest of the tension. If there is any stiction in the wheel (if it won't spin freely when you lift the front of the bike) you've gone too far and should back off.
Good luck.
