So I bought a new bike and when trying to assemble the front axle bolts were were tightened all the way down in production. So of course one side released but the other side will not back out. I've tried everything I could imagine. I double nutted the axle on the other side as tight as I could but still the axle just spun and released the double nuts before releasing the axle bolt from the through hole. I contacted the company so hopefully I'll hear something tomorrow but am I doing something wrong? I even double nutted one side, tighten down the hub, and used my impact to try and break it loose and it just spun the axle until the ball bearing grease started smoking. Couldn't be more frustrated after getting so excited unpacking my new bike.
by Life-Situation-5201
5 Comments
Tighten the loose side back up until stops threading in easily, just barely hand tight. You should be able to break the other side free once the first side isn’t fully loose.
the side that’s loose, put it in the drop out, bolt toward the inside of the fork, torque it well then break free the stuck bolt
Just making sure, did you already try a wrench on the jam nut?
Tighten the loose side in the rear drop out with the rim on the outside of the frame……. then take the stuck bolt out
Stick the loose side in the rear dropout, tighten it up a bit. Then loosen the stuck bolt.