On the front wheel, it looks like on the left side, and I simply insert an allen key and unscrew the thru axle and get the wheel off. On the back wheel, the allen key does not go in the hole on the left side, even though it looks the same, as it is completely round. On the right side, there is a hole for an allen key, but I am a bit concerned. This is because the hole is on the opposite side of the front wheel, and when I try to unscrew it, it appears to sit super tight, being very difficult to unscrew. Is anybody familar with these bikes and knows?
YesIlBarone on
You put the hex key in the hole but remember that it unscrews the same way as the other one, so the opposite way when you’re turning it from the other side
Wise_Code5804 on
It’s always non drive side and usually a 5 or 6mm Allen.
Intelligent_Eye_207 on
Just insert the 5mm deep from the left side. The hex shape is hide inside.
jjiggajouncer on
I’ve always felt that “righty/righty” and “lefty/loosey” have the hogh-ish rate of potential misinterpretation. I feel that “clockwise” and “counterclockwise” (or “anti-clockwise”) would be more likely to be interpreted correctly. I wish they’d become the normalized terminology. I feel it’s at least a bit less likely to misunderstand those terms. Oh well. So it goes.
rad-dad- on
You can use both sides to remove the axle, but remember left side/NDS counterclockwise , right side/DS clockwise to remove.
antideersquad on
I got a new bike yesterday and was stumped by this for a while. I didn’t realize it was an axel that unscrewed from the rear dropouts/fork. I thought it was a nut that needed to be detached from the axel, so I was trying to figure out what type of tool to apply torque to the left side with. Eventually figured out what I was doing though.
If anyone sees this in the future and is similarly stumped, you just need to keep turning the hex and eventually the axel will come out.
Wumpus-Hunter on
Chances are the lever on the front wheel is removable. Just pop it off and put it in the rear axle
Kynar1 on
On the SSE rear axle, you have to push your Allen key in on the non drive side. You’ll notice that the Allen key might not engaged with the hex surface at first. This is because there is an o-ring adding resistance. You gotta rotate the Allen a bit until you feel it grab then actually push in a bit more to get the Allen to engage with the hex.
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Added information: This is the back wheel.
On the front wheel, it looks like on the left side, and I simply insert an allen key and unscrew the thru axle and get the wheel off. On the back wheel, the allen key does not go in the hole on the left side, even though it looks the same, as it is completely round. On the right side, there is a hole for an allen key, but I am a bit concerned. This is because the hole is on the opposite side of the front wheel, and when I try to unscrew it, it appears to sit super tight, being very difficult to unscrew. Is anybody familar with these bikes and knows?
You put the hex key in the hole but remember that it unscrews the same way as the other one, so the opposite way when you’re turning it from the other side
It’s always non drive side and usually a 5 or 6mm Allen.
Just insert the 5mm deep from the left side. The hex shape is hide inside.
I’ve always felt that “righty/righty” and “lefty/loosey” have the hogh-ish rate of potential misinterpretation. I feel that “clockwise” and “counterclockwise” (or “anti-clockwise”) would be more likely to be interpreted correctly. I wish they’d become the normalized terminology. I feel it’s at least a bit less likely to misunderstand those terms. Oh well. So it goes.
You can use both sides to remove the axle, but remember left side/NDS counterclockwise , right side/DS clockwise to remove.
I got a new bike yesterday and was stumped by this for a while. I didn’t realize it was an axel that unscrewed from the rear dropouts/fork. I thought it was a nut that needed to be detached from the axel, so I was trying to figure out what type of tool to apply torque to the left side with. Eventually figured out what I was doing though.
If anyone sees this in the future and is similarly stumped, you just need to keep turning the hex and eventually the axel will come out.
Chances are the lever on the front wheel is removable. Just pop it off and put it in the rear axle
On the SSE rear axle, you have to push your Allen key in on the non drive side. You’ll notice that the Allen key might not engaged with the hex surface at first. This is because there is an o-ring adding resistance. You gotta rotate the Allen a bit until you feel it grab then actually push in a bit more to get the Allen to engage with the hex.