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Thought I'd report back to y'all.
I received Jammy's axle the other day and installed it yesterday, following [ame="http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=347132"]this[/ame] guide. It worked a treat. The axle is a perfect length and of great quality, looks like it was CNC'ed. It would be great if you could get another batch of these made by the same guys. Looks like they know what they're doing. Otherwise, if that falls through, I can actually probably get a guy from work to make some.
Thanks, jammy!
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Okay, thanks for the advice, guys. I've got some shorter spacers and going to give it a go but I've managed to bag Jammy's fancy bespoke axle so that's probably the way to go. I may be asking some questions on how to replace the axle. Never taken a hub apart but it looks fairly straightforward.
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Cheers, I'll give that a go. Will go out and get some shorter spacers.
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Thanks for the comments guys. I just had another look now and it's actually more like 5 turns I can get on and it would take 9 to get the end of the axle flush with the end of the nut. So I'm about 3-4mm short. Total nut height is 12mm, of which about 11mm are threaded.
I suppose I'll give using less spacers and squeezing frame a go. Not sure whether the tension that creates on the nuts, i.e. pushing them outwards, would help my cause though.
Jammy, def still interested in the custom axle though. Thanks for letting me know. Give me a shout if the other two candidates fall through.
Surely, there are quite a few people with this problem. Could consider getting a bulk of these done and flogging them... Hm...
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I've got a Condor branded Formula/System Ex rear hub which I've spaced out to fit into a 130mm frame - and the axle turned out to be too short. Great.
I got some different nuts that have less washer and more thread on them. When I screw those on, I get about 7-8 turns in which takes me about two thirds down the nut.
Is that enough? I don't want to have to worry about my rear wheel popping off mid-ride. Should I put some Loctite on? Or should I reduce the amount of spacers to 3mm each side (from 5mm) and squeeze the dropouts the extra 2mm each side which would give me more thread? Or should I just shut up and stop worrying?
Of course, I never even considered that the axle could be too short, let alone that there are virtually no longer axles available for these hubs. Someone else on here has had a longer axle machined. Short of doing that (or buying a new hub) what are my options?
Cheers
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Awesome! These still available?
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I've found these which are quite cheap but I'd rather have a second hand one somehow.
I installed Jammy's custom axle and it worked a treat! Great machining and perfect length. Got some washers in there as well as per mooks' recommendation. Thanks!
I followed [ame="http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=347132"]this[/ame] guide which worked without problems. However, I think I may have put one of the bearings in unevenly or something. The wheel doesn't seem to run true anymore. It's brand new and never been ridden, so I don't think that's the problem. Thought I had maybe shot the bearing but it's running smoothly so it's probably not that. The only other thing I can think of is that I didn't get one of the cartridges back in evenly so it's not sitting perfectly straight in the hub.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!