Loose boost spacers

Trumpet

Member
Mar 2, 2019
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Stamford lincs
Does anyone else have the above on the standard roval hubs on the Levo? Mine rattle around between the hub and fork legs and it drives me bonkers!

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Maastricht

E*POWAH Master
Oct 3, 2018
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Does anyone else have the above on the standard roval hubs on the Levo? Mine rattle around between the hub and fork legs and it drives me bonkers!

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I have the exactly the same at my front wheel hub which came with the Levo 2019 Comp. I can easily turn the spacer around with my finger when the wheel is fixed in the fork.

I am however not sure if this is normal or abnormal? Never was concerned about it as I just thought it was designed in this way.
 

Dirk74

Active member
Jun 6, 2020
99
55
Germany
On my Levo Comp 2020 the front wheel turns a little back and forth even when the brake is applied.
Is that OK, anyone else having the same? I have not noticed that on any other bike.
The Levo was on the work stand, so it is not coming from the headset.
The axle is tight.
 

Dirk74

Active member
Jun 6, 2020
99
55
Germany
Fyi, I found the reason why my front wheel turns a little back and forth when the brake is applied.
I recently upgraded the rotor to Magura MDR-P 220mm which has a two pice design. The outer friction ring has by design some play, due to the expansion when heated. All fine :)
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Mikerb

E*POWAH Elite World Champion
May 16, 2019
6,536
5,021
Weymouth
I just push a little grease between the hub and the boost spacer then wipe off the excess. Never squeaked or rattled.
 

jsharpe

Active member
May 15, 2019
181
185
USA
I tied using an external o-ring and that did solve the rattle that but introduced some rotational drag. I also tried adding grease inside the spacer and that also worked but only for a while and had to be redone periodically. So I ended up putting a small piece of electrical tape on the bottom side overlapping the spacer and fork where it's not visible. Noise is gone with no drag and lasts indefinitely.
 

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