Broken axle on N380 Hub
11-16-23, 08:03 PM
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Broken axle on N380 Hub
I have an N380 hub that has a couple of broken spokes, so I haven't been riding it lately. Today I started looking into it, in order to repair it, and I discovered the axle is broken.
It appears that it screws into the hub and broke off. In this picture, I am showing both the broken bit and the intact axle half from the other side for comparison.
Here is a picture of the hub with the broken off bit inside of it:
any thoughts for how to remove the broken part of the axle?
It appears that it screws into the hub and broke off. In this picture, I am showing both the broken bit and the intact axle half from the other side for comparison.
Here is a picture of the hub with the broken off bit inside of it:
any thoughts for how to remove the broken part of the axle?
11-16-23, 10:30 PM
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left hand drill bit.
Edit - if it's as RH threaded axle
Edit - if it's as RH threaded axle
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11-17-23, 11:39 AM
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get a different hub or avoid any sudden impacts if you fix that thing.... that is a really bad design for any axle.
What is the diameter of the center portion compared to the dropout portions?
yeppers... a bad design... built to break or bend easily... add hardening, and the break becomes the more common failure...
What is the diameter of the center portion compared to the dropout portions?
yeppers... a bad design... built to break or bend easily... add hardening, and the break becomes the more common failure...
