Hello - thanks in advance for any help!
The premise: I'm doing up an oldish bike for a friend, its running the old fashioned bolt through rear wheel (the big old clunk style with nuts on either side - oh er missus!). I've gone and popped on a newish set of wheels running modern quick release and the width is spot on.
The problem: on the drive side where the axle rests is a good centimetre lower than the brake side! Thus the whole wheel sits squeify "/ It strikes me as odd that this wasnt happening with the old bolt through..
The solution: Anyone have an idea/done something similar? I was thinking perhaps a different mech hanger - one that would hold the wheel 'higher' so to speak..
I'm struggling to visualise what you are saying, is there any chance you could post up a picture?
yep of course! I'll go nab one now
Voila! Hope that helps explain it! [img] http://www.flickr.com/photos/55682087@N07/8596299514/in/photostream [/img]
*edit. oh ruddy hell. heres the link : http://www.flickr.com/photos/55682087@N07/8596299514/in/photostream
Had an old raliegh which had a bolt through.
The mech hanger was a plate which sat along si the drop out.
If yours is the same check its not poorly made keeping axle from locating in dropout correctly
Ps can't get link to work
Its a bit more moder as in its 'sat into' the frame.. but i wouldnt vouch for the quality.. its a landrover xD
Gone and had a look, the hanger is sitting plush, just seems lower than the other side :S
also for the link, copy and paste it from the hhtp (ignoring the colon i've stupidly stuck at the front.. see if that works?)
One thing I've seen a lot is the qr spring fitted the wrong way round stopping the axle from sitting into the drop out
: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55682087@N07/8596299514/in/photostream
Vertical or slot dropouts?
Vertical. However all solved! Turns out the width of the non-drive side was too narrow to accep the wheel 2mm of filing later and voila, snug as a glove. Thanks all!