Good place to source axle spacers?
12-31-22, 02:12 PM
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Good place to source axle spacers?
I need 0.5mm axle hub spacers for standard front hub axle, 10mm. I found Wheels Manufacturing, but they want 26 bucks for 10 spacers 😬… 26 for 10 washers? Anyone know of a good place to source these for a reasonable price?
12-31-22, 03:15 PM
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If you're talking 1.0mm total, why bother?
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I would agree that the most common front axle is 10mm threaded. Some front hubs don't even have axles, but those that do tend to be that configuration.
I would agree that the most common front axle is 10mm threaded. Some front hubs don't even have axles, but those that do tend to be that configuration.
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Turns out they are actually selling 20 of the spacers for 26 on the Wheels Manufacturing website which is better than I saw elsewhere. I may consider it, but I only need two… they would be useful to have around. Seem to be difficult to find otherwise, which I’m surprised by. I guess they consider them to be shim washers with a 10mm ID. I’ve found them other places, but you have to buy 100 or more and they aren’t cheap for what they are.
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I hate using ebay, but they had them from china M10 x 16 x 0.5mm... 20 for $6.50. That’s what I was looking for… now the long wait for the speedpak 😁
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Turns out they are actually selling 20 of the spacers for 26 on the Wheels Manufacturing website which is better than I saw elsewhere. I may consider it, but I only need two… they would be useful to have around. Seem to be difficult to find otherwise, which I’m surprised by. I guess they consider them to be shim washers with a 10mm ID. I’ve found them other places, but you have to buy 100 or more and they aren’t cheap for what they are.
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Oh, okay. Not a bad idea but I rarely see that size washer myself. There is a community bike shop about 15 miles away, I’m in Buffalo, weather isn’t the best and I have no car. I can live with spending 6.50 and being patient. At least I understand now, I have brain damage and I have a hard time with communicating sometimes. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Ace Hardware 100 pack for $10
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Also available for individual sale.
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12-31-22, 05:48 PM
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I'll agree that 10mm x 1mm of some length is the most common rear axle, at least for QR axles. But when did 10mm become the most common size for front axles? I'm pretty sure that every front hub I have uses a 9mm x 1mm x 108mm front axle. And many of those are current production hubs or wheelsets.
FWIW: ,most of mine are road QR hubs/wheelsets (with a few older MTB hubs in the mix as well) if that makes any difference.
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OK, please educate me.
I'll agree that 10mm x 1mm of some length is the most common rear axle, at least for QR axles. But when did 10mm become the most common size for front axles? I'm pretty sure that every front hub I have uses a 9mm x 1mm x 108mm front axle. And many of those are current production hubs or wheelsets.
FWIW: ,most of mine are road QR hubs/wheelsets (with a few older MTB hubs in the mix as well) if that makes any difference.
I'll agree that 10mm x 1mm of some length is the most common rear axle, at least for QR axles. But when did 10mm become the most common size for front axles? I'm pretty sure that every front hub I have uses a 9mm x 1mm x 108mm front axle. And many of those are current production hubs or wheelsets.
FWIW: ,most of mine are road QR hubs/wheelsets (with a few older MTB hubs in the mix as well) if that makes any difference.
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01-01-23, 07:26 PM
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I knew Shimano (and possibly others) made a few front hubs that had axles threaded 10mm x 1mm and used 10mm spacers (on example: the HB-M564 - though it's axle ends appear to "neck down" to 9mm to fit into standard front dropouts). But I didn't remember the industry in general going in that direction..
FWIW: the Shimano HB-M564 appears to use 0.5mm washers and very narrow locknuts (3mm thick), both in 10mm ID (and presumably x 1mm pitch for the locknut). But finding them can be problematic, as the only sources for the locknuts I've found is overseas with crazy high shipping. It's actually cheaper to buy a used hub if you can find one.
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So I would probably insert a washer or spacer to address the problem. I just would get them locally for cheap.
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Personally, since all my bikes have the "lawyer lips" (except maybe the Motobecane), I'd just take up the slack with the QR, which is less annoying (to me) than having rust-prone extra bits on my bike.
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Are chromed or aluminum spacers "rust-prone"?
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No, but the sources mentioned above (posts 6 and 12) are not likely to be either. I'd certainly check a hardware store; I've found stainless steel fasteners at my local Ace. Your idea of harvesting them from trashed wheels is good, though in my (admittedly limited) experience I've never seen 0.5mm thick washers on a bike wheel.
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Thanks. Was hoping you'd say something like that - otherwise I'd be wondering how I'd missed a change that fundamental and/or worried that I was "losing it".
I knew Shimano (and possibly others) made a few front hubs that had axles threaded 10mm x 1mm and used 10mm spacers (on example: the HB-M564 - though it's axle ends appear to "neck down" to 9mm to fit into standard front dropouts). But I didn't remember the industry in general going in that direction..
FWIW: the Shimano HB-M564 appears to use 0.5mm washers and very narrow locknuts (3mm thick), both in 10mm ID (and presumably x 1mm pitch for the locknut). But finding them can be problematic, as the only sources for the locknuts I've found is overseas with crazy high shipping. It's actually cheaper to buy a used hub if you can find one.
I knew Shimano (and possibly others) made a few front hubs that had axles threaded 10mm x 1mm and used 10mm spacers (on example: the HB-M564 - though it's axle ends appear to "neck down" to 9mm to fit into standard front dropouts). But I didn't remember the industry in general going in that direction..
FWIW: the Shimano HB-M564 appears to use 0.5mm washers and very narrow locknuts (3mm thick), both in 10mm ID (and presumably x 1mm pitch for the locknut). But finding them can be problematic, as the only sources for the locknuts I've found is overseas with crazy high shipping. It's actually cheaper to buy a used hub if you can find one.
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Thanks. I don't own any disc brake bikes (or disc brake hubs), so I wasn't aware of that.
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...or did you actually go thru 8-10 pages to find the little guys that don't pay the Google page promotion bribe?
Because spacers from 1.0mm to 16mm can be had for .15 each.
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