I am trying to remove the front wheel. When i turn te axle it just turns on both sides but does not come out. What am i doing wrong
Two approaches:
1) If you have two hex bits to fit, use one to hold and the other to turn.
2) Most just leave the pinch bolts tight on one side and unbolt the other side of the axle. The loosen the pinch bolts. As I recall the head is on the RH side and the "bolt" part is on the LH side but either way it will work.
Sometimes the two pieces get really tight. I had to use an impact wrench on mine.
Two approaches:
1) If you have two hex bits to fit, use one to hold and the other to turn.
2) Most just leave the pinch bolts tight on one side and unbolt the other side of the axle. The loosen the pinch bolts. As I recall the head is on the RH side and the "bolt" part is on the LH side but either way it will work.
Sometimes the two pieces get really tight. I had to use an impact wrench on mine.
The nut is on the left side and the axle installs from the right. You are correct in that you can leave the pinch bolts on either side tight and remove the 'other' side but if the nut is removed, the axle will still be in place and those pinch bolts will have to be loosened to also remove the axle. Put another way, it does matter which side you loosen: loosen the right side pinch bolts, unscrew the axle from the right hand side of the bike and you can leave the nut installed in the fork. So you can loosen the pinch bolts on one side only but only if it is the right side loosened.
For whatever it is worth, I would not use an impact wrench on any part of the chassis containing bearings. I understand the poster quoted here was referencing loosening the axle that way but still, there is a lot of.... well, impact when using an impact wrench. :-) I would suggest a breaker bar instead.
Brian
Is that the right side as you are sitting on the bike?
Yes, I agree to a point but there are times when it saves the day. I had already been wrenching with a breaker bar and rather than turning the soft aluminum of the axle nut was just giving way against the cold hard steel of my hex bit. I decided to try to use the impact rather than rounding out the inside and having to cut it out. The impact took it right off and I could see that it was corroded. So I replaced it.
Right and left as it applies to the vehicle's normal or predominant direction of travel. That goes for all vehicles, all of the time. It also applies to beasts of burden, homo sapiens sapiens, turtles, birds, etc., etc.
This is another reason why I like the nautical industry. There is absolutely no way to confuse this issue when one side is port and the other starboard. Domestically or internationally, its universal.
That brings back memories. It instantly brought back to me a picture of Captain Calamai that I saw in a magazine many years ago. It wasn't flattering and for some reason I can't find it on the web.
Thanks for the info Brian.
I do agree with you about people getting port and stbd confused. It's comparable to 24 hr time. That confuses many also.
The Andrea Doria, the Mt. EVEREST of scuba diving. That was once on my bucket list, but is now far out of reach.
Yes, the time thingy- in Europe, at least the places I have been or done business with, there is only one 7:00 O'clock per day! A better system I think.
My brother was invited to dive on the Andrea Doria back in the late 80's. For various reasons he did not go. One of the party did die after the assent though which is typical for such a deep, free- dive unfortunately.
Brian
I have tried all those things and none of them worked. What are my options for making it come off
Note that you can always add a pipe to increase the length and leverage.