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Title: Skyway axle bolts
Post by: dannywhiteley on March 24, 2009, 06:08 PM

My TA is nearing completion, but unfortunately the axle bolts on my alloy hubbed tuffs are old and (very) mucky. 

Any tips on cleaning them?  Or good source for replacing them?

They are a funny size I believe, but never got to the bottom of it.

Anyone got 4 spare?

Title: Re: Skyway axle bolts
Post by: dannywhiteley on March 24, 2009, 08:10 PM

Got me dremmel out and gone from this:

(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2586/dsc06544.jpg)

to this:

(http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/1523/dsc06546k.jpg)

Better but still not perfect

Title: Re: Skyway axle bolts
Post by: stfc on March 24, 2009, 09:22 PM

are they all 1 size mate or 2 different, the odd size is 3/8ths by 26 tpi rather than 24 tpi, i have 4 new ones somewhere ...

Title: Re: Skyway axle bolts
Post by: dannywhiteley on March 24, 2009, 10:43 PM

All same size by the looks of things.

They look better in the flesh that in the pic after cleaning, but a new pair wouldnt go a miss, how much you after?

Title: Re: Skyway axle bolts
Post by: stfc on March 25, 2009, 08:24 AM

 ^^^^^ you need to let me know if they are the tpi as above ^^^^

Title: Re: Skyway axle bolts
Post by: telelogic on March 25, 2009, 10:15 AM

I found a company recently that sells them!

I'll try to find the site and post it.

I have a new set of tuffs and although the axles have a different tpi from one another (front 26 rear 24) the nuts are the same on both :wtf:

the rear ones are a little loose!

Got to love Skyways attention to detain :D

Title: Re: Skyway axle bolts
Post by: telelogic on March 25, 2009, 10:18 AM

here you go :daumenhoch:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/hub-parts.html