Not as bad as it looks. Axle is bent ( if bearings are set right) but usually you can drive it like this….. I wouldnt run a race or crosscountry with it but it will usually work.
BarkleEngine on
Bent axles are a common damage mode for freewheel hubs It is easily replaced.
This is one of the reasons cassette/freehub hubs are better.
MattOckendon on
If you run on a bent axle you will quickly trash the bearings and races. Soon the axle will break. New axle is cheap, rear hub service is a skill worth knowing.
nateknutson on
Note when you go to buy axles, there are two very different price tiers between cheap basic Asian OEM type ones and more premium ones like Wheels Mfg, which are super high quality and expensive but have a tendency to come up first in search results. You’ll also need a cone wrench and a freewheel tool.
Britbornboy on
I would remove it and have a go at straightening the bend on the lhs.
If not cheap snd easy to replace
umgrybab on
Yep. She’s fucked.
Equivalent_Humor_801 on
I’d rather go blind Etta James
jeffbell on
You’re going to be replacing the axle, keeping the rest of the wheel.
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Not as bad as it looks. Axle is bent ( if bearings are set right) but usually you can drive it like this….. I wouldnt run a race or crosscountry with it but it will usually work.
Bent axles are a common damage mode for freewheel hubs It is easily replaced.
This is one of the reasons cassette/freehub hubs are better.
If you run on a bent axle you will quickly trash the bearings and races. Soon the axle will break. New axle is cheap, rear hub service is a skill worth knowing.
Note when you go to buy axles, there are two very different price tiers between cheap basic Asian OEM type ones and more premium ones like Wheels Mfg, which are super high quality and expensive but have a tendency to come up first in search results. You’ll also need a cone wrench and a freewheel tool.
I would remove it and have a go at straightening the bend on the lhs.
If not cheap snd easy to replace
Yep. She’s fucked.
I’d rather go blind Etta James
You’re going to be replacing the axle, keeping the rest of the wheel.