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When I cycled home the other day there was a load bang and suddenly my tire rubbed on the frame. I thought the bearings had failed, so I wheeled it all the way home. Today, I took it apart and was surprised to find a broken axle. It was cleanly snapped in half. Just before ordering a new one I got the idea to check an old chopped up bicycle laying around for years and sure enough, the equivalent axle could be salvaged and reused. Unfortunately, the bearings seem to drag. I couldn't figure out what's wrong so far. I'm gonna take it apart tomorrow once more.
@lyse Oh gawd I’m glad you didn’t hurt yourself 👌
@lyse Oh gawd I’m glad you didn’t hurt yourself 👌
@prologic True, that could have gone way worse I reckon, I only had a scare. I found out that at least one of the bearing races was slightly damaged. Unfortunately, the other cap is a fraction too large to fit in the hub and I don't have a lathe to make it work. Thus I took a round file and tried to get rid of the rough spot, but it still makes grinding noises, although much less than before. I've put the whole thing back in the bike frame and noticed that the wheel wobbles a tiny little bit, which will cause premature failure soon. So I just ordered a new axle assembly to start with good parts.
New axle arrived today, even though they said it will be shipped next week. Took me literally an hour to adjust the new brake pads. I thought, while I'm at it, let's replace them, they had not much meat left anyway. The cogset is still wobbling radially about a millimeter. Looks like I have to get a new free wheel hub, too, to be on the safe side.