Thru Axle Stuck

[Spartak]

Hi, I've got a front wheel puncture on my commute bike which has a thru axle. I'm trying to get the wheel off but the unscrewing of the Allen bolt only seems to take the bolt out of the fork on other side but doesn't move on the disc side !

Any suggestions would be most welcome before I resort to taking it to my local bike shop ...

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I am sure someone with greater knowledge will come along and explain what is happening there.

In the meantime I have moved the thread to Bicycle Mechanics & Repairs, for better exposure.

 

[Seevio]

AFAIK the thru axle only screws into the far side fork. Once it is unscrewed from that side it should just pull out. At least that's how mine work.

Possibly support the wheel so it is not putting any vertical force on the axle while you are trying to pull it out?

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Hi, I've got a front wheel puncture on my commute bike which has a thru axle. I'm trying to get the wheel off but the unscrewing of the Allen bolt only seems to take the bolt out of the fork on other side but doesn't move on the disc side !

Any suggestions would be most welcome before I resort to taking it to my local bike shop ...

OK, does it try to stretch the fork open because the one side's threads turn but the other side doesn't start poking out?

That's called ejectile dysfunction.

The cure is the mallet method.

Turn the axle two or three turns until the fork has spread a bit, then whack the fork in line with the axle, with a mallet. The other side should now break loose.Obvs you'll want tyo protect the paintwork with a suitable method of your choice. Now clean the axle and apply a little copper slip to the threads and head before refitting.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

The cure is the mallet method.

Turn the axle two or three turns until the fork has spread a bit, then whack the fork in line with the axle, with a mallet. The other side should now break loose.Obvs you'll want tyo protect the paintwork with a suitable method of your choice. Now clean the axle and apply a little copper slip to the threads and head before refitting.

That's bollocks. He needs a hammer and chisel.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

That's bollocks. He needs a hammer and chisel.

Could well be, but we're not sure what BB is on there. Could well be Octalink I, then it'll be a waste of a good chisel.

(@Seevio, this is an inside joke that may well go over your head if you weren't at a certain place at a certain epoch).

 

[Pat "5mph"]

That's called ejectile dysfunction.

Is it really called that?
just for info: I like to keep up with the bike mechanics section, even though I have actually no intentions to do my own bike mechanics, ever

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Is it really called that?
just for info: I like to keep up with the bike mechanics section, even though I have actually no intentions to do my own bike mechanics, ever

An answer will spoil the moment.