Today we look at how to deal with a stripped front axle or hex bolt on a mountain bike front axle!
Mountain bike axle tend to have front axle's with hex bolts for the axle this can often get rounded due to the cold or over-tightening, this can make it extremely difficult to remove your Axle from your mountain bike.
I decided to try and remove the axle from my front wheel, it proved to be a right pain, however, I got there in the end! HUZZAH!
So how do you prevent a rounded hex bolt in the future? Well you can buy mountain bike specific tools for your bike to help with this, using things like a torque wrench is pretty decent, and having a good set of Allen keys is a must-have!
Ensure you have them tightened to the correct setting or just not too tight. if you're finding it difficult to remove your front axle from your mountain bike in the cold weather try warming it up first you can use warm or boiling water to ease it up, or you might end up stripping it, and in that case, this video might help you haha 😂
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21 май 2020
