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Title: Axles..
Post by: Festerfly on August 07, 2006, 05:47 PM

I have a new shiney set of wheels on which the axles measure just over 12mm in Dia....

the problem i have is that both my frame and forks have 10mm cutouts.. is it just the simple thing of filing back the cutouts until the axles fit or is there more to it?

also.. does anyone know how to get rusty brown pitting marks out of a chrome frame without having to strip it all and rechrome?

Thanks

Title: Re: Axles..
Post by: motomagII on August 07, 2006, 07:34 PM

dont touch the frame flat 2 opposite sides of the axles until they fit .thats the way i did mine

Title: Re: Axles..
Post by: silentpartner on August 07, 2006, 07:43 PM

greg's right just file the sides down equally.

fine guage wire wool should move most rust spots, then polish with a decent polish, autosol, peek, auto gleam

alan  ;)

Title: Re: Axles..
Post by: duncan on August 07, 2006, 09:37 PM

I used the method described by Alan for a set of bars, worked a treat.

For deeper rust on a Cr-Mo stem I have, I got Hammerite Gel rust remover.
Put it on a millimetre or so thick and leave until you can see the rust blacken underneath, then wire brush the rust off.
Repeat if necessary and the rust is gone, just clean bare metal left that you can protect with polish/wax/lacquer etc.

Title: Re: Axles..
Post by: theRuler on August 07, 2006, 09:50 PM

Quote from: motomagII on August 07, 2006, 07:34 PM

dont touch the frame flat 2 opposite sides of the axles until they fit .thats the way i did mine

buy a new file
axles is hard.

Title: Re: Axles..
Post by: weston on August 07, 2006, 10:03 PM

buy some gt wheels from an old performer 90ish, they had these axles

Title: Re: Axles..
Post by: Festerfly on August 09, 2006, 10:15 AM

will it not weaken the axles filing those back though?

also, the width of the front forks seems to narrow to fit my wheels into?

Title: Re: Axles..
Post by: silentpartner on August 09, 2006, 05:32 PM

if the axle is 12mm, and you need 10mm your only taking 1 mm off the top and bottom side, basicaly the thread. or get some mid-school GT axles like western says.

maybe their junior forks? made for 1 3/8 wheels/tyres?

alan  ;)