Rounded off thru axle.

[fossyant]

Any update from the bike shop ?

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

So is it a complicated job to sort out? Do you know roughly how long it takes to remove the axle (its rounded off badly)? Cheers

Normally I would say about an hour, but it depends on the technique used and/or how bad it is messed up. It takes 15 mins of scratching your backside, looking at the job and working out the best way of approaching it before you even start!

 

[bbvelo]

Any update from the bike shop ?

Nope, not yet.

 

[bbvelo]

Does anyone reckon some of that gorilla steel epoxy stuff would get the axle out if you put a hex key into the stripped bolt and surrounded it with the epoxy so it permanently welds the hex key in? Then you can just manually untighten the axle.

 

[fossyant]

Does anyone reckon some of that gorilla steel epoxy stuff would get the axle out if you put a hex key into the stripped bolt and surrounded it with the epoxy so it permanently welds the hex key in? Then you can just manually untighten the axle.

Doubt it. You need tools to remove it, and the best way is via the stripped hex slot. My Maxel is QR and I'll be honest, they are made of cheese (the QR bit) - you've got to be careful. There is 'soft' alloy, where you'd rather it was steel.

 

[keithmac]

So is it a complicated job to sort out? Do you know roughly how long it takes to remove the axle (its rounded off badly)? Cheers

All depends on what they have to work with to be fair!.

I've got/ bought /made a fair few tools to remove stripped allen bolts, seized in studs etc but if someone's been in before and completely mullered it then it makes it far more difficult!.

Should be relatively straight forward, I'd be tempted to knock a spline bit in the end, bit of heat on the threaded end and a bit of persuasion.

Half of it is tools, half technique!.

 

[bbvelo]

Update - bike shops got it out and replaced axle. It's all good now.

 

[fossyant]

Update - bike shops got it out and replaced axle. It's all good now.

Yay.....

Been fiddling around with the rear through axel on my missus new bike - mine has a nut, but her's threads in the frame, and as the 'lever' isn't adjustable, it takes practice positioning it. The front in Rock Shox so OK to adjust (still made of cheese though).

 

[cougie uk]

Just done this with my axle. I should have replaced them both when the front axle thread went, but never got round to it. That'll teach me. Hopefully the LBS can fix it.

 

[keithmac]

Snap-on do a set off allen keys for partial rounded bolts, they cam-in to the head.

I use them on none rounded bolts too (especially 5mm), doesn't damage the head and will not slip/ strip the heads.