I remember reading about this when I got my bike, but my issue is now getting worse. The front hub on my 2012 Slayer is always getting loose, defeats the purpose of having a 20mm thru axle with that much play. Anyone ever find a solution to this?
Seems like the fork is solid, but the hub still moves. Sometimes I can open up the 20mm levers on the fork and reclose them and fixes it, but only for a minute or two before the hub is loose again. The fork itself is fine, doesn't does this with other wheel sets I've tried it with, just the Rocky hub.
If you have access to a dial micrometer, check the OD of the thru-axle and the ID of the hub. I had a Marz 55 fork that had a 19.5mm axle diameter, and with a very accurately sized 20mm hub, that 0.5mm of difference allowed a lot of hub slop.
The Wheeltech hubs on the Slayers are horrible, and contrary to the token CF in the hub shell, they might as well be boat anchors. Odds are that if you have properly adjusted the fork clasps, everything is clean, and all things being equal nothing is wonky, then your hub should probably be looked at IMHO. The Wheeltech hubs are rubbish.
Hey tarekith I had the same problem with my 2012 slayer 50 but it turned out to be that the tolerances on the fox fork were off. Heard this happens sometimes with that fork.Take it to a shop and try on a new wheel with a good hub, if there is play its the fork.
I too have a 2012 slayer 70 with a wheeltech front hub on the ex500 rim and I have the EXACT SAME PROBLEM. Didn't even take a month of semi-intense riding and the front hub had play that was/is virtually impossible to fix.
I built a front wheel with an EX500 rim and a hope pro II hub and there is absolutely no play. The issue is certainly the wheeltech hub.
I have about 800 miles on my wheeltech carbon hub laced to an EX500 and it is as true as the first day and I haven't touched it other than cleaning. Honestly I'm shocked as I'm not light (185) and don't ride smoothly or slowly.. and its a really light build. Probably hit roughly 150 jumps over 5ft in that time.
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