removing front axle

[cahurst2001]

so i can't for the life of me figure out how to remove the front axle from the wheel of my cb360.

i consulted the Clymer, but there is nothing in it about removing the axles.

 

[TonUpSoldier]

Ive sometimes had to use a rubber mallet and smack em out. Carefull you dont futz up the threads however. I would suggest putting a couple layers of tape over them to help prevent this. I learned the hard way Thankfully i had a spare. Sometimes, in doing this, you can mess up the wheel bearings, so you may double check those before you head out after putting the wheel back on. Safety first Oh, a lil grease goes a long way in getting them back in too...maybe thats why they call it axle grease? Hrmmm 8)

 

[woody1981]

Once you have removed the front wheel from the forks, you should see the holes in the end of the axles. Take a couple of big-ish philips-head screw drivers and insert them through the holes... the unscrew the axle. Does that make sense?

One end of the axle is a nut... once you take it off the axle should just slide out.

- Woody

 

[cahurst2001]

Once you have removed the front wheel from the forks, you should see the holes in the end of the axles. Take a couple of big-ish philips-head screw drivers and insert them through the holes... the unscrew the axle. Does that make sense?

One end of the axle is a nut... once you take it off the axle should just slide out.

- Woody

yeah, i think my problem is i'm too chicken feces to really crank on the axle. don't wanna fud things up. could have just been that it was 3 in the a.m. and i didn't have it in me.

 

[DrJ]

That axle is 20mm in diameter with very chunky threads. You won't damage it by cranking on the nut.

 

[cahurst2001]

That axle is 20mm in diameter with very chunky threads. You won't damage it by cranking on the nut.

good to know