How to replace a spoke?

[thecaptn]

Hi All,

I broke a spoke on a rear Ultegra, I've bought a replacement and have the wheel in the truing stand. Now I've trued a couple of 32 spoke wheels to date but I'm otherwise a novice.

My question is, do I need to loosen off any of the other spokes in the wheel first or can I just bang the new one in and start winding it up?

Any other tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Peter

[Duck!]

Grease the thread first. if the new spoke is on the drive side, which will be built up to a higher tension than the non-drive side, back two adjacent NDS spokes off a little bit, pull the new spoke up to tension then retension the two adjacent spokes.

[thecaptn]

Yep drive side.
Makes sense, nice and simple.
Thanks Duck!
Cheers