Quick release skewers not enough threads to tighten rear wheel
09-08-20, 06:52 AM
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Quick release skewer not enough threads to tighten rear wheel
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I converted the front wheel on my bike with quick release and I'm having problems with the rear wheel. I installed the quick release axle to the rear wheel and the axle is too long so I cut it with a saw and it solved that but, I'm having another problem. The quick release skewer thread is not enough for the rear wheel so the rear wheel is not secure. Is threre a longer threaded rear wheel skewer that I can buy?
I converted the front wheel on my bike with quick release and I'm having problems with the rear wheel. I installed the quick release axle to the rear wheel and the axle is too long so I cut it with a saw and it solved that but, I'm having another problem. The quick release skewer thread is not enough for the rear wheel so the rear wheel is not secure. Is threre a longer threaded rear wheel skewer that I can buy?
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09-08-20, 07:21 AM
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Is the rear skewer not long enough, or do the threads not go far enough from the end? It sounds like you shortened the axle and now need a shorter skewer because you are running out of threads, is this the situation?
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Does the axle sit within the drop outs and not extend beyond them?
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...se-skewer.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...se-skewer.html
09-08-20, 07:37 AM
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What is your rear dropout spacing? If you have a 126 mm OLD frame and hub but have a 135 mm OLD skewer, it would not be threaded far enough to tighten.
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The threads on the current skewer are rolled, not cut, so there will not be sufficient material to cut more threads and still have adequate thread depth, so a shorter skewer is your only choice.
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I would think a skewer for a 130mm wheel would still have enough thread, but here is a skewer for 126mm wheels https://www.loosescrews.com/product/...or-137mm-axle/
09-08-20, 10:07 AM
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Dropout width kept getting wider as "Speeds" were added _ 120-5, 126-6~7, 130-8 & 135 MTB. & now disc rear wheel ..
(Through axle, went even wider)
you need a QR Skewer from the past era when bikes had 126 mm wide dropouts
(or *hack* add spacers outside of the drop out , not a safe thing unless vertical dropouts.. sketchy even then..)
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(Through axle, went even wider)
you need a QR Skewer from the past era when bikes had 126 mm wide dropouts
(or *hack* add spacers outside of the drop out , not a safe thing unless vertical dropouts.. sketchy even then..)
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Since you mentioned cutting the axle to size, make sure it does not extend beyond the dropouts. If the axle is slightly too long the QR will clamp against the axle instead of the dropouts and the wheel will not be secure.
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It appears that you bought an axle that was too long for your application and that the skewer was sized for that axle. It is possible but not ideal to cut the axle to a shorter length but not the quick release. All this could have been avoided by buying the correct length parts in the first place.
