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  1. froggy8

    hi guys

     

    i am trying to fix a bike wheel but i dont know what the part is called, the thing goes inside the back wheel:

     

    20220304-153612.jpg

     

    something is stuck inside and i cant get it out.

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    2. bertberr

      bertberr

      No, it won't be a QR cam, as you said it is solid axle.  Occasionally an axle can snap and shrapnelise inside the hub and bits get stuck in there, but it is very rare.  The hole in the hub is only marginally bigger diameter than the OD of the axle - they don't make contact along the length of the axle, rather the axle is 'suspended' inside the hub by way of the axle cones 'sitting' in the cups of the wheel hubs.  Thats why its important to have decent quality, and well adjusted / lubed bearings.  So, I'm really struggling to think what might be 'stuck' inside the hub?  Have you tried using the old axle as a drift to gently tap out any foreign object stuck in there?

       

      One other consideration before you expend too much time & money (not that much really as quite cheap!) on rebuilding the hub/axles, is the general condition of the wheel itself - rim, spokes, hub etc?  If any of it is damaged, worn, you may just find it easier to buy a complete rear wheel, can get them quite cheaply from the likes of Tredz, CRC, Merlin etc.

    3. froggy8

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      many thanks for that

       

      i will get more info on the thing that is stuck inside and will report back.

       

      buying a wheel does seem like the better way.

    4. froggy8

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      tried to find an image but found this vid instead:

       

      https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+assemble+bike+rear+wheel+spindle&rlz=1C1MSIM_enGB975GB975&ei=kZ8iYs-RH7KD8gL_7qH4Dg&ved=0ahUKEwiPnsj6zK32AhWygVwKHX93CO8Q4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=how+to+assemble+bike+rear+wheel+spindle&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BQgAEJECOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToRCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQxwEQowI6DgguEIAEELEDEMcBEKMCOggIABCABBCxAzoLCC4QgAQQxwEQowI6CAgAELEDEIMBOgUIABCABDoICC4QgAQQsQM6BAgAEEM6CAgAEIAEEMkDOgYIABAWEB46CAghEBYQHRAeSgQIQRgASgQIRhgAUKolWP56YId9aANwAXgDgAH3CIgB3TqSARA3LjE5LjMuMS4xLjAuMi4xmAEAoAEByAEIwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz#kpvalbx=_PqEiYse6I4bXgQbD_ragDg14

       

      if you forward it to 5:40 mins, it shows the set up, it seems the long metal tube at the bottom axle to the left, that is stuck inside the wheel.

       

      took more picture:

       

      20220304-232914.jpg

       

      if you look at the bit where i have circled in black, that looks like the metal tube on the video, it seems it has gone in before a cone or a bolt so when the wheel got tightened, the tube got stuck in there.

       

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