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Originally Posted by sch
For BMX hubs that makes sense. I wasn't sure 517 rims were made in BMX size.
For that sort of hub, leaving the nut on and screwed 1-2 threads outboard of the
end of the axle would give a good pressure surface to push on. A hammer would
work at greater risk to the bearings and axle. Steve

Thanks for the help. I ride a mtb, removed the disc and bolted a cog on to run a flip-flop s/s fixie. The axle is chewed up and I was curious to how to get it out so I didn't bust the hub. Thanks guys.
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