bikeperson45 Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 So, my front wheel fell from a fairly high level, enough for the bearing on one side to fall out. I thought 'no problem' and was in the process of using the hub screws to get it back in there. Problem is, it didn't get it back in there and I ended up tightening the screw on the other side so tight trying to get the bearings in the screw ain't coming out now because when you twist it the spindle's spinning with it. I've tried vicing te other side and wd40 but nothing's getting it out of there. Yes I am stupid. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Could you remove the axle and get a better grip of it. Maybe use mole grips to hold the axle. Then use the same method you used last time to refit them but use washers on the bolt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC12345678910 Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) Any ideas? If I understand the situation properly... Double nut the bolt that is still free, or use a longer bolt if yours isn't long enough. Take the hub bolt, wind on two nuts up to the bolt head, thread in the bolt to the axle all the way. Now hold the bolt steady and crank one of the nuts into the end of the axle and use the other as a locknut. Hold these with the spanner and undo the other side of the hub (the one that's stuck) like normal, then reverse the previous steps to get the double nut n bolt out. Does that all make sense? Edited July 3, 2015 by CC12345678910 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Does that all make sense? And it was easy, wish I'd thought of that straight away Thanks people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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