Fenders can’t be screwed on.

[Jesse Smith]

Am I missing something here? I’m simply trying to put on fenders that came with the brand new bike, single speed, Schwinn Bikes, and the hole in them to get screwed on is too small.

 

[mjr]

They normally go into a mounting point, rather than over the axle. Can't tell from those photos if your bike has mudguard mount points.

 

[richardfm]

What's the silver coloured screw, is that the mounting point?
A photo from a bit further away would help.

 

[Mike_P]

Defo would say the silver screw is mounting them.

 

[MichaelW2]

The silver screw may need an additional washer.
Also your axle nut is on backwards. The wide serrated surface goes inwards and grips the bike frame at the dropouts.

 

[Mike_P]

If another washer is needed make sure it is a stainless steel one to avoid rusting.

 

[PeteXXX]

Maybe it is designed to NOT fit over the axle so it's fitted on the correct place!?

 

[MichaelW2]

What is the bike model?

 

[Jesse Smith]

Instructions don’t show it connecting to the silver screw. Looks like one of them has a wrong part. Here’s a photo of one with the correct parts.

 

[further]

Doesn't a fender go in front of a fireplace ?

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Doesn't a fender go in front of a fireplace ?

No, that'll warp the neck. (Apologies to the OP)

 

[mjr]

Instructions don’t show it connecting to the silver screw. Looks like one of them has a wrong part. Here’s a photo of one with the correct parts.

The illustrated fitting looks unsafe to me, with no breakaways, so anything harder that the stay going into the spokes will result in the fender bending into the wheel, stopping it and causing an abrupt head first dismount. I'm not willing to help making a killer bike and suggest contacting the manufacturer. Hopefully they have improved the design and just sent the old instructions.

 

[MichaelW2]

The illustrated fitting looks unsafe to me, with no breakaways, so anything harder that the stay going into the spokes will result in the fender bending into the wheel, stopping it and causing an abrupt head first dismount. I'm not willing to help making a killer bike and suggest contacting the manufacturer. Hopefully they have improved the design and just sent the old instructions.

Breakaway fixings should be mandatory on chromoplastic mudguards but metal ones do not fold up and jam in the fork gap in the same catastrophic way, and more brittle plastic will just shatter.
You can turn these into breakaway stays by filing the ends off so there is an open slot, not a hole.

 

[mjr]

Breakaway fixings should be mandatory on chromoplastic mudguards but metal ones do not fold up and jam in the fork gap in the same catastrophic way, and more brittle plastic will just shatter.

I have not seen the mudguards.

 

[richardfm]

Instructions don’t show it connecting to the silver screw. Looks like one of them has a wrong part. Here’s a photo of one with the correct parts.

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That is showing one way of how the wheel is fitted in the fork. That doesn't mean your arrangement is wrong.
Just to the left if the number 5 you can see the fixing point for the fender and just below and to the left of that you can see the stay. The fixing point should be threaded, your silver coloured screw in the earlier photo attaches the stay at that point .
If you still can't see how to attach the fender I suggest a visit to a local bike shop as your next step.