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Title: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: Dark Diggler on July 19, 2007, 09:04 PM: Help please, Just gont to put some wheel nuts on my most excellent wheels (ta bruvver ;) ) and the ones I have dont fit, neither do any others on all four ends. Am I missing somethin ???

Here is a pic of said axle (both are the same), its a suntour sealed wrapped in araya :daumenhoch: thay look like skyway axles to me, but I know fook all :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p70/simonjturner/Newbike007.jpg)

Help if ya can please.
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: theRuler on July 19, 2007, 09:17 PM: some old school axles are smaller than 10mm

well, the fronts were!

you need the nuts that come with it!
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: Dark Diggler on July 20, 2007, 06:19 AM: Quote from: ruler™ on July 19, 2007, 09:17 PM
some old school axles are smaller than 10mm

well, the fronts were!

you need the nuts that come with it!

Thanks Graham but that is about as much use as tits on a snail :LolLolLolLol:

anyone else got any ideas :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 20, 2007, 06:33 AM: some axles have different size threads, ie Skyway were different to Profile ect
some are 24 tpi (thread per inch) and others are 26TPI they can also be different diameters 3/8" or 10mm typically, you need to take your wheels to a bike shop and try a few different ones :daumenhoch:

:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: Dark Diggler on July 20, 2007, 06:44 AM: Quote from: Dingobmxer on July 20, 2007, 06:33 AM
some axles have different size threads, ie Skyway were different to Profile ect
some are 24 tpi (thread per inch) and others are 26TPI they can also be different diameters 3/8" or 10mm typically, you need to take your wheels to a bike shop and try a few different ones :daumenhoch:

:) DINGO :)

;)
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: oberonspacefruit on July 20, 2007, 08:28 AM: or take it to bbn fasteners, who have every nut and bolt in the world, in stainless, standard, dome, and nyloc.
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: Dark Diggler on July 20, 2007, 08:38 AM: :) :)
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: oberonspacefruit on July 20, 2007, 08:53 AM: which, coincidentally, is 100 yards from my house.
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: Dark Diggler on July 20, 2007, 09:07 AM: not near Skipton then :LolLolLolLol:

I know of a place, I will try them, thanks fer the help :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: adenough on July 20, 2007, 03:34 PM: on rulers picture, is it me or has the ruler got an erect penis in his left hand ?? :)
Title: Re: What's up with my nuts?
Post by: bof on July 21, 2007, 11:26 AM: Quote from: Oberonspacefruit on July 20, 2007, 08:28 AM
or take it to bbn fasteners, who have every nut and bolt in the world, in stainless, standard, dome, and nyloc.
That might be true in the industrial world, but bicycle threads are a complete different kettle of fish, I doubt they would be able to help, Try a bike shop I hear Fox cycles in colne are pretty good.