hubcentric adapter question

[Grant Lenahan]

Friction, i think.

Grant
On Jan 24, 2007, at 3:48 PM, thejimrose wrote:

> i almost got this.
>
>> Bolts really don't hold the wheel. They apply tension force between 
>> the
>> wheel and hub which increases the friction between the wheel and the 
>> hub.
>
> so the bolts hold the wheel to the hub...
>
>> So, there is ALOT more availible force from the preload between the 
>> hub and
>> wheel than any little hubcentric lip would create.
>
> you lost me. i thought that the hubcentric ring is there so that there
> IS force applied from wheel to hub. otherwise there's an airspace and
> the hub/wheel aren't touching and only the bolts are holding things
> up. no bueno, methinks.
>
> That being said, without
>> the hubcentric lip in contact with either the wheel itself, or 
>> hubcentric
>> rings, it could be rather difficult to ensure that the wheel and the 
>> hub are
>> sharing the same rotational axis.
>
> right. if everything's centered the wheel spins in something more
> closely resembling a circle. which mine definitely are not since i got
> no ringy dings.