Holla. I want to convert XT Deore M765 hubs to solid bolt up axles. If I’m to believe google all I need to buy are Wheels Manufacturing #6 and #14 (rear/front) and it’s as simple as undoing the cone nuts on both hubs, taking out the QR axle and sliding the new ones in, replacing the cone nuts. Is this right? This doesn’t seem right, shouldn’t thinks be hard?
Also, if anyone knows where to buy MFG axles #6 and #14 or have any lying around please holla at me. <3
I have a rear solid axle I just pulled out of a hub yesterday. You can have it for the cost if postage, its got track nuts too! And yes it is that easy. Just go to a LBS and ask for solid front can get generic ones for $10 or so.
Also its best to do the drive side cones and lock nuts first. Lock them off nice and tight and then worry about the non drive side for adjustment. Actually first measure the axle to figure out how many mm of axle should be poking out both ends to make sure every thing is centered.
^genuine wheels mfg one. But it’s a wideeee sucker to accommodate the drakkar dropouts and a trailer hitch.
^ true. yeah lemons, you’ll have a lot of excess axle with my one (which was shakes’)
If you do a wheelsmanu order holla at me cos I need a front 9x1 150mm for my soma rack.
And postage went up on their site from 6 bucks to 26. Balls.
Wheels Mfg are really nice, but you can get basic solid axles, or even long hollow ones at nearly any LBS, plus better LBS’ will have Wheels Mfg stock too.
You don’t want #14, that’s a 9mm axle. Most front hubs are 9mm, but Shimano switched to 10mm in the last few years for the front in some hubs, including the HB-M765
So you want the axles to be the spacing (100 / 135) plus dropout thickness plus track nut thickness.
Rough estimate:
Front: 10x1, 100+5+5+15+15=140mm: Axel-03 (or -04 if your dropouts/tracknuts are more than 20mm/side)
Rear: 10x1, 135+5+5+15+15= 175mm: Axel-06
4x 101-AN 10x1mm axle nuts, or grab 2 pair of thesefrom your LBS / internetLBS
Harry, I have a decently long axle that’s not as overlong as Mike’s. I’ll measure tonight if you like. It’s not a Wheels, but it is a Suntour or equivalent, be around the 175mm mark or a bit over.
Here’s the thing though:
Your rear hub has a 146mm long axle already. So, take that axle out and fit it to the front hub. Take my rear axle, or buy an Axel-06 and fit that to the rear hub. Boom. Done.
(If you’re not confident in setting the cone adjustment get your LBS / friend to do it.)
Harry’s fine with the cone, amirite? #420blazeit
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If you could measure that axle that would be excellentttt!
If you def have a HB-M756 front then it has a 10mm cone.
That said, the QR ends step down from 10x1 to 9mm smooth to clear most 9mm QR fork tips.
Lookie at item #8: Manuals & Technical Documents
If you did put your rear axle in the front, you’d need to file out your fork a little to open the tips up for a 10mm axle.
Otherwise, you’ll need to source 9x1mm cones & lock nuts & 9mm spacers and hope that they work with the hubshell (still takes 3/16" bearings, so either the cone has less meat to it or the cups are larger), dust covers/seal rings might also be differing sizes.
Aaah I see, didn’t see the step down before. Filing out forks is no problem (shitty pompetamine forks) so rear axle should be fine. I like this plan!
How difficult is setting the cone nuts right? Something I SHOULD take to an LBS or something easy enough to learn myself off the internets?
You will learn yourself by feel/trial and error!
If you have a set of cone spanners, and ideally a vice, you can learn it pretty easily with youtube / park tools guides.
If you don’t, maybe just take it into LBS or a co-op where you can learn by doing using their tools.