Rear wheel slips out on uphill

"Jose Capco" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Dear NG,

Ok here's a problem I have been facing since I disassembled half of

the

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chain, gear, rear wheel area for a complete chain/gear cleaning. ..

I

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have already reassembled everything including the rear wheel which is
giving me the problem now.

Every often the rear wheel just slips out of the gap where the nuts

are

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supposed to hold the axle to the frame. I tried tightening the nut as
much as I can, but I don't want to overdo it since I don't want to
destroy the thread of the axle bolt. .... Maybe I haven't realligned
the rear tires correctly... anyone here who could advise me? Would
appreciate it!

Btw, what I just said only happens on uphill biking... apparently the
force I use on climbing uphill forces the axle to slip out of where
it's supposed to be fixed.... Are there any techniques in realligning
tires, other than looking at the rear and having your fingers between
both side of the frame to measure the gap the tire has with the sides
of the frame? Could there be more reasons (other than realligning)

that

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this could happen.. I tried all possible reallignment and tried to
tighten it even more, I even tried to tighten the nut on the middle of
the gap... well.. I mean.. theres a U shaped hole on the frame

(someone

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help me with the terminology here 🙂 ) by which the axle goes through
it and and the nut usually tightens the axle on the end of the "U",

but

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I tried tightening it at the middle.... ugh...

what I mean is.. I have it ....

-------------------------
( rwn ) ) ... where rwn=rear wheel nut
-------------------------

instead of

-----------------------
( rwn ) )
-----------------------

but that didnt worked well as well....

Sincerely,
Jose Capco

We need more info. It sounds like you either have a mountain bike with
lock nuts on the axles or a fixed gear bike.

When you remove the rear wheel do you move it towards the front or the
back of the bike?

Also, carefully inspect the rear dropouts (the U shaped pieces where the
rear axle sits). Look for any cracks.

Chas.

* * Chas said:

We need more info. It sounds like you either have a mountain bike with
lock nuts on the axles or a fixed gear bike.

What are lock nuts? I use a wrench to loosen the nuts. And no, it's not
a mountain bike.. its just an ordinary citybike.

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When you remove the rear wheel do you move it towards the front or the
back of the bike?

towards the front, in other words the rear droupouts (or th U shaped
thingy) has its opening facing the front of the bike.

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Also, carefully inspect the rear dropouts (the U shaped pieces where the
rear axle sits). Look for any cracks.

There are metal washers between the nut and the frame and Im not sure
which side of the washer must face the nut. Ok, I'll look for any
unusual defects on the rear dropouts.

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Chas.

Jose Capco

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jose Capco said:

* * Chas said:

We need more info. It sounds like you either have a mountain bike
with lock nuts on the axles or a fixed gear bike.

What are lock nuts? I use a wrench to loosen the nuts. And no, it's
not a mountain bike.. its just an ordinary citybike.

Quoted message said:

When you remove the rear wheel do you move it towards the front or
the back of the bike?

towards the front, in other words the rear droupouts (or th U shaped
thingy) has its opening facing the front of the bike.

Quoted message said:

Also, carefully inspect the rear dropouts (the U shaped pieces
where the rear axle sits). Look for any cracks.

There are metal washers between the nut and the frame and Im not sure
which side of the washer must face the nut. Ok, I'll look for any
unusual defects on the rear dropouts.

There should be a serrated side to the washer, and that should go
between the axle nut and the dropout, with the serrated side facing the
dropout to "bite" into it and help secure the wheel.

two things to check. Put the wheel in w/o a skewer to make sure the
axle ends don't reach outside the dropout...if not, get a beefy steel
skewer.

Jose Capco said:

Dear NG,

Ok here's a problem I have been facing since I disassembled half of the
chain, gear, rear wheel area for a complete chain/gear cleaning. .. I
have already reassembled everything including the rear wheel which is
giving me the problem now.

Every often the rear wheel just slips out of the gap where the nuts are
supposed to hold the axle to the frame. I tried tightening the nut as
much as I can, but I don't want to overdo it since I don't want to
destroy the thread of the axle bolt. .... Maybe I haven't realligned
the rear tires correctly... anyone here who could advise me? Would
appreciate it!

Btw, what I just said only happens on uphill biking... apparently the
force I use on climbing uphill forces the axle to slip out of where
it's supposed to be fixed.... Are there any techniques in realligning
tires, other than looking at the rear and having your fingers between
both side of the frame to measure the gap the tire has with the sides
of the frame? Could there be more reasons (other than realligning) that
this could happen.. I tried all possible reallignment and tried to
tighten it even more, I even tried to tighten the nut on the middle of
the gap... well.. I mean.. theres a U shaped hole on the frame (someone
help me with the terminology here 🙂 ) by which the axle goes through
it and and the nut usually tightens the axle on the end of the "U", but
I tried tightening it at the middle.... ugh...

what I mean is.. I have it ....

-------------------------
( rwn ) ) ... where rwn=rear wheel nut
-------------------------

instead of

-----------------------
( rwn ) )
-----------------------

but that didnt worked well as well....

Sincerely,
Jose Capco

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

two things to check. Put the wheel in w/o a skewer to make sure the
axle ends don't reach outside the dropout...if not, get a beefy steel
skewer.

He has a solid axle.
--
Phil Lee, Squid

Tim McNamara said:

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There are metal washers between the nut and the frame and Im not sure
which side of the washer must face the nut. Ok, I'll look for any
unusual defects on the rear dropouts.

There should be a serrated side to the washer, and that should go
between the axle nut and the dropout, with the serrated side facing the
dropout to "bite" into it and help secure the wheel.

The serrated side is already smooth, I suppose it wouldn't hurt if I
get myself a second washer and place it between the old washer and the
droupout. The droupout is totally bruised the paint and the outer layer
of the metal has been eroded, so a second washer might indeed solve the
problem.

Sincerely,
Jose Capco

Phil Lee said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

two things to check. Put the wheel in w/o a skewer to make sure the
axle ends don't reach outside the dropout...if not, get a beefy steel
skewer.

He has a solid axle.
--
Phil Lee, Squid

ooopps, forget what I said