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08-03-11 | 01:47 PM

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Homebrew01

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Originally Posted by 1989Pre

I am not speaking of the axle. The part that slides into the dropouts is what I am talking about. It is about 9mm wide. It is flat on two sides and spins freely. I line up the flat sides with the dropout entrance and they will not slide in.

Paul

The part that slides into the dropout IS the axle (protruding past the locknuts).
The cones are what the ball bearings rotate on inside the hub.
The locknuts press against the inside of the dropout faces.

So your axle diameter is too large to fit in the dropout opening ?
While the distance between locknuts is ok ? (126mm or so)

Sounds as though you have some oddball hub .... not for a standard road bike ?

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-...and-adjustment

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Last edited by Homebrew01; 08-03-11 at 01:56 PM.

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