Yep, my bike's filthy. It's getting some good use, and it's time I do some maintenance – not least because I have a flat. I'm open to suggestions! Do I really need to remove that extra bolt? I can't think of any other way… There's no instructions online and to be honest I'm not sure which terms to search for…
by instantiator
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Those are chain tensioners. Loosen the bolt and then the plate that pushes against the dropout comes loose and you can remove the wheel.
When installing tighten the bolts on both sides so the wheel sits straight in the frame and the chain is properly tensioned.
The extra part is a chain tensioner, looses the bolt and it will loosen the chain enough for you to remove it.
It looks like theres something else attached to your hub in the inside though
You need to drop the chain off the front Chainring, then the rear wheel should slide out with those tensionerscrews.
These are actually older “rear fork ends”, your problem is the very reason why the dropout (fork end) was invented.
Other than the disc brake that tech is from about 25 years ago.
Nope. This is the old way of doing it, right until some genius invented the chain tensioner in 1885. Looks like you must have a pre-1885 bicycle on your hands.
Jk. Just remove the chain (either by sliding the hub forward until there is enough slack to slip it off, or by breaking it at a quick link /with a chain breaker), then remove those back nuts and pull those pieces out, then the hub should slide out of the back of the dropout.