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Title: Axle size
Post by: aditup2004 on September 01, 2006, 10:02 PM

I have recently sold a wheel on eGay, without the nuts on the axle (the buyer knew this). Now he is whining that he cannot get nuts to fit. Are there any strange sizes on new school axles? I thought there was only one size (14mm). He has been told it is 12mm ????????
Thoughts please.
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Title: Re: Axle size
Post by: MeddlE on September 01, 2006, 10:10 PM

The two normal sizes are 10mm and 14mm, Skyway used a different thread to pretty much everyone else.

Title: Re: Axle size
Post by: TwoBobRob on September 01, 2006, 10:35 PM

There was some 12mm stuff for a while....  Haro I think....

Title: Re: Axle size
Post by: aditup2004 on September 01, 2006, 10:50 PM

I think it may be Haro. Can you still get the nuts?
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Title: Re: Axle size
Post by: TwoBobRob on September 02, 2006, 02:02 AM

Christ knows..... they have to be around somewhere....  Moore & Large are the distributors for Haro, before them it was Shiner.  Worth a call to them. Other than that, i'm really not sure what you could do - its not a common nut.... :(

Title: Re: Axle size
Post by: MeddlE on September 02, 2006, 10:28 AM

There's a shop in Gravesend, Barnkets, that do nothing but screws/bolts/etc.  Old fashioned sort of place, used them myself on many an occasion, walk in holding up the thing that you want and the bloke goes out back and usually comes back with what you are looking for.

Title: Re: Axle size
Post by: steve on September 02, 2006, 11:01 PM

try and get some buttom head bolts - suitable for profle spindles!
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Title: Re: Axle size
Post by: TwoBobRob on September 02, 2006, 11:20 PM

The trouble is the thread pitch - known in the nut and bolt industry as Bicycle Pitch  (not too surprisingly).  Find somewhere that carries this and you're good to go  :)