One pedal washer seems to have fixed it, thanks for the suggestion!

The hubs are 6 months old so i really hope it’s not bearings, plus i had no play when using the qr end caps. I’ll try a washer and see what happens.

Yeah x12 is what I got. If I grab the tyre and try and move the wheel left or right I can feel play. The axle is at the end of its thread so not possible to tighten it any further.

C and done lol, pics to follow. Got a problem with the rear axle now which I’ll put in different thread.

Moving from QR to X12 and all info I have says it’s just the end caps that need changing.

Just read the comments on the CRC page linked to the kit.

brake hoses are fine, the hubs are pro 2 evos so no need to swap the internals, just the end caps.

Well I have:

Nukeproof TR frame
Fox FIT 150m shocks
Hope headset (top from old bike, bottom cup new)
Shimano Crankset from old bike
Hope BB
Direct fit front derailleur
Gear cables and ends
Hope Tech 3 E4 brakes from old bike
Mavic EN521’s with Hope Pro 2 EVO hubs from old bike
XT front and back shifters from old bike
Rear cassette and XT derailleur from old bike
Hope Stem
Handlebars from old bike
Hope head doctor from old bike
Hope hub conversion kits for front and back
New funn seat post (until i can afford a dropper) combined with old saddle

I can’t think of anything else I will need.

LOL, C is awfully tempting

If you’re like me you will always regret it.

in the end the decision was made for me. The frame size i needed was only available in silver so silver and purple it is.

trouble is it’s not all black

I G clamped it in the end. I found a 16mm steel pipe with a 1mm wall thickness and cut a small section. I notched out a small piece to avoid the cable guide and g clamped it across.

hopefully I haven’t damaged anything although the frame is pretty beaten up.

I was going to go down the G clamp route which I have used for the other pivot bearings in the frame but the problem then is what to clamp against. As you know the drive side has no completely flat area to a put a socket etc on due to the cable bracket, I just can’t see how to do it.

My axle has a torx bolt in the end which I have removed and slackened off the 2 chainstay clamp bolts. I guess that makes it the mark 2.

There’s nothing more I can undo and I’m thinking the axle has seized on the bearings as i can turn the whole axle with a bolt if i turn the bolt in the end of the axle.

I’ve already wacked the axle using a bolt in the end of the axle as the bit I am hitting with a rubber mallet and it’s not budging. As it’s a carbon frame I’m not sure I can hit it much harder without damaging anything.

I have the exact frame as this and need to replace the pivot bearings. My issue is getting the pivot axle out as without doing that I can’t get at the bearings. I’ve tried putting a bolt into the non-drive side and tapping with a rubber mallot but nothing is moving.

I don’t see how I can push the axle out as the chain stays are not flat making using a g clamp risky and the gear cable clip is in the way. How do people remove the axle????

It’s annoying, I have hope blue bits all over my bike yet they don’t do the brakes in anything other than black or purple. I wish they’d do common colours for all their parts.