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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: highrisedrifter on August 05, 2007, 10:04 PM

Title: Axle / dropout conundrum
Post by: highrisedrifter on August 05, 2007, 10:04 PM: I have a set of wheels that I can't get into the front dropouts because the axle is slightly too big for the gap (the gap tapers then gets bigger to where the axle sits when inserted fully, see example below if I haven't explained it adequately). I know some wheels have flat sides on the axles so you can align them up and slide them in. These don't.

Any thoughts on how to get them in apart from brute force and ignorance, please?

Thanks

HRD

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Title: Re: Axle / dropout conundrum
Post by: TwoBobRob on August 05, 2007, 10:57 PM: A lot of people just didnt worry about it, they just let their 10mm axles sit in the top of that oversized hole.

Otherwise you looking for Some 14mm flatsided axles. From memory I only recall Peregrine doing some of those and they had issues with the wheel nuts stripping coz there wasn't enough thread to grab onto.

One other solution would be to have a couple of top hat axle converters and fit them from the outside once your 10mm axle was in place. That would cure it completely, and hold the wheel centrally in that hole. :)
Title: Re: Axle / dropout conundrum
Post by: lazychubs on August 05, 2007, 11:40 PM: ya need the 3/8th axles with flat sides and the tophat washers
i just used a grinder to to sort axles on me 85 master
Title: Re: Axle / dropout conundrum
Post by: rarman1 on August 06, 2007, 01:09 AM: yep 3/8 or 10mm axles flat sided with top hat washers,

was these forks made to go with skyways as the axles for the front of skyways are flat sided and come with top hat washers but not the rears?
Title: Re: Axle / dropout conundrum
Post by: highrisedrifter on August 06, 2007, 12:30 PM: Thanks for the help. I'll sort something out for these wheels as this bike will be a rider.

Many thanks

HRD
Title: Re: Axle / dropout conundrum
Post by: Superkav on August 06, 2007, 02:29 PM: 3 choices
New axles
Grind out the hole
Disassemble the hub, slide the axle through into the hole in the forks and through the hub then reassemble the hub as best you can while on the foks.

In fact forget option 3 just grind 'em out
Title: Re: Axle / dropout conundrum
Post by: highrisedrifter on August 06, 2007, 04:53 PM: Quote from: Lazychubs on August 05, 2007, 11:40 PM
ya need the 3/8th axles with flat sides and the tophat washers
i just used a grinder to to sort axles on me 85 master

Quote from: Superkav on August 06, 2007, 02:29pm
choices
New axles
Grind out the hole
Disassemble the hub, slide the axle through into the hole in the forks and through the hub then reassemble the hub as best you can while on the foks.

In fact forget option 3 just grind 'em out

Yep, I think i'll get some metal files and file down the axle a little to get them into the dropouts. I don't really want to file down the dropouts on my nice T/A. :LolLolLolLol:

Thanks for the help, everyone.

HRD