What is this called?

[Ian222]

Hi everyone.
What is this in the picture called and where would I buy another or maybe one that would fit? Thanks

 

[Jackware]

The rear or thru axle. There's loads of places you can purchase. If you've rounded the Allen key slot, you can try to hammer a spline bit into it and use that to undo and remove it.
The old one will have a size or part number on it that you can Google.
If you search the internet with your bike name and model as well as the phrase rear or thru axle you should find at least a description of the frame that will give some clues.

Websites such as robertaxleproject.com may also provide an answer.

 

[pmcdonald]

Websites such as robertaxleproject.com may also provide an answer.

+ 1
robertaxleproject were hugely helpful when I threaded my fork thru bolt (far more so than the LBS and the shock manufacturer)

 

[Jackware]

Once you know the size (12mm X ???mm) and the thread pitch, there are lots of makers, I've used Maxle before and if you're struggling to find, don't forget to check out Amazon.

 

[Ian222]

Nice one, thanks guys

 

[Zimmerframe]

As @Jackware says, there are ways to get it out if it's rounded. I did something silimar here :

Bodge it !

This post has been sponsored by Sam Pilgrim .. After yesterday's awesome day of tool destruction and converting a torque wrench into a much more useful torque hammer. We headed off to find something new to destroy ! Today's bodge - removing the rear axle .. I actually used a torque wrench...

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I couldn't get a replacement axle at the time so it's actually still like that now ...

 

[Ian222]

It works for now but it’s the cap that the thread goes into which is starting to round off. Can’t find the cap anywhere, or even the thru bolt. That size seems illusive

 

[Jackware]

Ok, I'm confused. You highlighted the Allen key end of the axle and shown us the axle's measurements but you say you need the part that the axle screws into, but haven't photographed that side?

 

[Slymobi]

I think he means that the end washer or dustcap kind of thing has come off of the end ( Allen key end ) bit like my issue I had but looks like his thru axle has a tapered end so will still be ok and just look silly as it will have a big gap where the cap would cover and fit nicely into the circle hole in his picture !

 

[2WheelsNot4]

It makes you wonder why after all these years of rounded Allen bolts that they haven't made everything torx. Many of the bolts on my bike, stem(clamp and bar) are torx, post clamp, etc etc but others which receive a high torque they've kept as allen.

 

[Slymobi]

It makes you wonder why after all these years of rounded Allen bolts that they haven't made everything torx. Many of the bolts on my bike, stem(clamp and bar) are torx, post clamp, etc etc but others which receive a high torque they've kept as allen.

All about the cash cow

 

[Ian222]

Ok, I'm confused. You highlighted the Allen key end of the axle and shown us the axle's measurements but you say you need the part that the axle screws into, but haven't photographed that side?

Sorry. There are Allen keys in both ends. The picture I first put up has started to round off but you can still get the thru axle out via the other end.

 

[Slymobi]

Allen key ends on both sides ! For that reason " I'm out " not as experienced as many in here but that seems strange ?

 

[Ian222]

Maybe it is but it’s true
The first picture has a Allen key tightened to 20nm and the other picture you can see the Allen key near the writing and that’s tightened to 10nm.

 

[Jackware]

Ah, got it (I think)

Check out

PILO S25 Nut for D747

and

PILO D747 Hanger

 

[Ian222]

Ok ok, looks like we are getting somewhere nice one jack. So does that nut hold the hanger on then? Nothing to do with the thru axle?

 

[Jackware]

Yes, looks like it from the images of the hanger showing the threaded section.
It didn't click that your first image was the from the cassette side