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[Closed] sheared front axle

 TomB
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my mate's just given me his bike to fettle, saying the front wheel's a bit wobbly. Turns out the axle is sheared through on both sides at the edge of the bearing cups. All that was holding it together on our ride last night was the qr!

Any ideas on what may have caused this so he can avoid it recurring? loose qr? loose bearing cones?

Cheers!


 
Posted : 25/06/2009 10:10 pm
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will help if you tell us what hub it is, as there are quite a few different designs out there. Also what kind of bike is it fitted to (light xc or quite beefy bike) and what kind of riding (xc mincing or lots of downhill).

With a bit more info posted you should get some good advice on here


 
Posted : 25/06/2009 10:21 pm