poopipe Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 my dear sister has a minor problem with her new bmx - she's got a 14mm front axle and 10mm holes in her forksis there some sort of adaptor to allow a 10mm axle in a 14mm hub she can get?ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 File the dropouts out to 14mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 File down part of the axle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 indeed they are the 2 options you have....i have, in the past, had 10mm flat sections milled into a 14mm axle so that it fitted into a 10mm dropout.it works fine.john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 File down part of the axle? And have no theads.As has been said Just file down the drop outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Yes file down the axle! If you file/machine/grind flats onto an axle, then it will fit into the dropout, and still have thread on some of the axle across the whoel length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted March 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 (edited) i like bongo & oli's idea best - it doesn't bugger the forksta very much chaps Edited March 2, 2006 by poopipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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