Maxle DH 20mm Problems

Author	Message

SPYDERWHITE

Posted: Mar 26, 2012 at 4:08	Quote
Just went to hand tighten my new Maxle 20mm DH, and the thread on the internal skewer snapped clean, anyone else had any problems with this?

NzBoy

Posted: Jun 25, 2012 at 22:25	Quote
yup did it today how did you solve your problem?

SPYDERWHITE

Posted: Jun 26, 2012 at 11:02	Quote
I ended up having to get a new axle, couldnt find the skewer online anywhere £50 down the drain...

mistercrabb

Posted: Jun 26, 2012 at 12:03	Quote
By the way, you aren't supposed to even do the locking bolt hand tight, you're supposed to so it until you hear 8 clicks IIRC (so less than finger-tight).

SPYDERWHITE

Posted: Jun 26, 2012 at 13:26

Quote

mistercrabb wrote:

By the way, you aren't supposed to even do the locking bolt hand tight, you're supposed to so it until you hear 8 clicks IIRC (so less than finger-tight).

When i say hand tight, i wasnt cranking it mega hard. And i heard no clicks at all, so i kept turning it. I expected to hear clicks, but heard a snap. Im not a particularly strong guy, but i didnt take a lot of effort to snap it.

NzBoy

Posted: Jun 27, 2012 at 2:09	Quote
Yeah I just bought a new one as well I wasn't cranking it either didn't do it to tight but it wasn't ard to snap

rscreen

Posted: Jun 27, 2012 at 6:03

Quote

mistercrabb wrote:

By the way, you aren't supposed to even do the locking bolt hand tight, you're supposed to so it until you hear 8 clicks IIRC (so less than finger-tight).

sounds stupid but if when you undo them, if you loosen it too much. On mine when you then do it back up again. you feel some clicks, then after a few you hear and feel them.

do you start counting 8 from when you can hear them (as it can keep going after 8 audible clicks )

DustyTrails

Posted: Jul 21, 2014 at 7:26	Quote
Hey guys, my skewer snapped today too. anyone know the skewer and where to get it from? (its a maxle dh as well)

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