Bicycle Mechanics - nut stuck on axle

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orange
10-23-03, 07:31 AM
I just got a second-hand rear track wheel and one of the nuts is stuck on the axle. I can't figure out how to leverage it against the axle--there's nothing else to put a wrench on. I don't want to clamp down on the axle for fear of mushing the threads. Help!!

Thanks.

djbowen1
10-23-03, 07:37 AM
i think you need a cone wrench
Robjustice
10-23-03, 07:39 AM
Can you double nut the axle on the other side, and hold that with a wrench while you turn off the stuck side? Then to get the side the is double nutted off, use a wrench on both of the nuts.

zman92atl
10-23-03, 07:53 AM
"nut stuck on axle"

What exactly were you doing with your bike??? :D


Sorry, I had to act 10 just for a second.
orange
10-23-03, 08:42 AM
Robjustice, I'll try that. Thanks.
Robjustice
10-23-03, 09:58 AM
No problem.
wza97
10-23-03, 11:41 AM
"nut stuck on axle"

What exactly were you doing with your bike??? :D


Sorry, I had to act 10 just for a second.

LOL, I had a similar thought. Too much Beavis and Butt-head in my past.
orange
10-24-03, 08:13 AM
I get it... heh heh, axle.

anyway, I got the stuck nut off, but now I see why it was stuck--there's a section of stripped threads on the axle. I guess I'll have to replace the axle? No use ruining another nut by threading it on there... Unless someone has another good idea?
Robjustice
10-24-03, 10:00 AM
You can try and run a Die on the axle to repair messed up threads, but if a section of threads is missing, you should replace the axle.
orange
10-27-03, 09:47 AM
Just in case anybody cares... I ended up replacing the axle. Getting the cone adjustment right was not as hard as I imagined. So that's one more area of the bike no longer shrouded in mystery.

Thanks for the help.
mikeym
10-28-03, 07:05 AM
track wheel?

like velodrome track bike?

if so, rock on man... i ride track.... ~ mikey