blackteaonesugar
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I was out riding at the weekend and my bike started to make a bit of a squeak coming from the rear wheel.
A sort of dry, rubber squeak.
I went to investigate and wanted to remove the rear wheel so I could check the bearings etc (it's a fairly new Superstar wheel)
However, I couldn't remove the rear axle. When I unscrewed it, the allen head end was sort of retained within that knurled plastic surround and all that happened was the axle unscrewed on the non drive side, separating the chainstays, forcing them apart until there was a gap on the NDS between the dropout and the hub.
The axle 'head' just wouldn't come out from the drive side.
I tried to tap the drive side chainstay inwards and eventually, the axle came out maybe about 50mm but just would not come out any more no matter how hard I pulled. It caused the plastic shroud to pop off, leaving the washer beneath loose. Despite this, the axle was still stuck.
All I could do was tap it back in and tighten it and hope I didn't need to put a new tube in or anything.
Anyone had this happen?
Any idea what's causing it and how I release it?
Number 3.4, the plastic shroud is loose and off now, but the axle will not pull out.
Any ideas?
A sort of dry, rubber squeak.
I went to investigate and wanted to remove the rear wheel so I could check the bearings etc (it's a fairly new Superstar wheel)
However, I couldn't remove the rear axle. When I unscrewed it, the allen head end was sort of retained within that knurled plastic surround and all that happened was the axle unscrewed on the non drive side, separating the chainstays, forcing them apart until there was a gap on the NDS between the dropout and the hub.
The axle 'head' just wouldn't come out from the drive side.
I tried to tap the drive side chainstay inwards and eventually, the axle came out maybe about 50mm but just would not come out any more no matter how hard I pulled. It caused the plastic shroud to pop off, leaving the washer beneath loose. Despite this, the axle was still stuck.
All I could do was tap it back in and tighten it and hope I didn't need to put a new tube in or anything.
Anyone had this happen?
Any idea what's causing it and how I release it?
Number 3.4, the plastic shroud is loose and off now, but the axle will not pull out.
Any ideas?