Feb 7, 2014 · With a through axle, there is simply a hole on either side, instead of a slot. You remove the axle entirely out the side of the hub in order to remove the wheel. Typically, through axles are much thicker axles. The thicker axle is stronger and stiffer. Downhill mountain bikers were breaking axles, and it's a lot harder to break a 15mm through ...

Oct 28, 2021 · On a Cube eMTB with a 12mm rear thru axle and a Shimano XT hub, left undisturbed for 3 years between services but ridden quite hard at trail centres: It took nearly an hour (including thinking time) to gently persuade the thru axle out of the hub with a hammer and extension without damaging anything, hampered by the frame, which obviosly wants ...

Jan 4, 2019 · I suspect a little that it was loose at one point and there won't be much movement of the brake within the thru-axle's window of "good" torque values. In other words, the range given for allen-headed "stealth" type thru axles, the only type that readily take a torque wrench, is usually about 9-13Nm, and I doubt there would be movement of the ...

Jan 6, 2012 · A thru axle is a hollow axle that gets clamped by each fork leg and through the hub. Like what a motorcycle has. Much stiffer and stronger design then the typical QR dropout. My sons newer downhill mountain bike has a thru axle on his front wheel/fork. I've never had a bicycle with an axle like this.

Oct 14, 2017 · I have a bike with a 15x125mm thru axle at the front. I tried to unscrew the axle, but only the lever unscrewed (detached completely), leaving the axle in the fork. This leaves me with two questions. First, how do I remove my front wheel now? The axle does not have an allen key socket, or any other way to remove it, as far as I can see.

Jun 26, 2019 · You can look at diagrams of any hub. Through-axle bearings are basically in the same places as on quick release hubs. On a through axle hub the bearings, and the hollow axle, are simply of greater diameter than on a quick release hub. Googling 'through axle hub bearing' provided a number of diagrams for me.

Can I use a wheel with a thru-axle hub on a standard quick release fork or frame dropouts (with an adapter)? Through-axle hubs have a larger inner diameter to accept a 15mm or in some cases 20mm spindle, so many of them can be purchased with adapters that accept a 5mm spindle and fit in a 9/10mm dropout (QR usually have a 5mm spindle and fit a ...

Nov 28, 2021 · I finally figured out that the thru axle is a Syntace X12 - that was difficult for me to confirm. I took the bike to my local repair shop and they were able to locate the problem. It seems that the axle was not installed correctly when the bike was assembled initially. The axle was skewed and had over time locked itself into place.

Nov 7, 2022 · Movement in the threads is the most likely way to wind up destroying it. All the thru-axle thread standards are big and robust with a lot of threaded contact area, so if they're properly lubricated and torqued then there's not any cause for concern even with frequent re-installations. –

May 1, 2023 · My frame specifications have the following measurements in regards to the rear thru axle: 12×142 172mm long 1.75mm pitch 19mm thread length it seems like I can not find a thru axle that matches these specifications. The "closest" 2 candidates I have found were: Option 1: A 20mm thread length axle (but still 172mm long)