it wont tighten now idk if its the bolt, ive replaced the bolts so i dont know what to do maybe some grease, i dont know, its a Se Bike 2019 Fat Ripper. i have a video of me trying to tighten the bolt but reddit only allows one attachment for some reason, let me know if you need that video
by Specific_Course7887
4 Comments
Yeah those threads are fucked. You can try to chase them if you have a tap and die set but more than likely it just needs to be replaced at this point, sorry.
It’s stripped.
You need a new axle
Well now we know why it wouldn’t come off in the first place. The axle threads are stripped, maybe because the last person to install that bolt cross threaded it. You need to replace the axle, that isn’t going back together as it is now.
I’m guessing you can’t get the bolt past the half way point, like others have said it pretty bad and should be replaced in a perfect world but you could try using a die to clean up the thread, or this is terrible advice but cut the bad thread off and file the end so it is slightly tapered to allow the bolt to go on and you should have enough thread left to make it work.