Rear axle working loose on 2023 160 Stereo Race

[withersea]

I am going to try some PFTE tape to stop it coming loose. Anyone else had the same thing on this frame?

 

[steve_sordy]

Not a Cube, but a Merida eOne-Sixty. I just cleaned the threads and added a smear of Loctite Blue. No more problems. I have removed the rear wheel many times since then without difficulty and still it does not come loose during use.

 

[withersea]

Loctite order placed!

 

[Mikerb]

The rear thru axle will not come loose if the threads are clean and smeared with a little grease......and the correct torque applied.....usually c 15nm ...which is more than you can comfortably apply with a standard sized Allen key or some ( cheap) multitools. If the above is done and it still comes loose the threads have been damaged and the best solution is a new thru axle. Loctite may provide a temporary solution but once disturbed it is no longer acting as a thread lock.