havent been here in a while cause ive been busy as hell lately with a lot of stuff, but havin a lil prob tryin to do some maintenance on the bike. need to take off the rear tire to change the sprocket and the damn rear axle is stuck. been beatin the hell outa it and it aint budgin. weird thing is is that i can turn the tire, and i can wiggle the axle left and right a lil bit so im not sure what its jammed up on. any ideas besides just keep beatin it?

 

here is a few tips that may help if you havent done this already.

One, loosed your chain adjuster screws. You want all of the tension relieved from the wheel. After they are loosened, Slide your wheel so the chain gets some slack in it.

two, make sure you dont remove the nut from the axle. Rather, loosen the nut until it is sittint flush with the end of the axle, then take a rubber mallet and give it a good hit. It should move. you dont want to hit the alxle by itself, leaving the nut on will protect the hollow tube axle and its threads. it will also prevent the axle from becoming mishapened. Once it moves, you can remove the nut and the axle should tap out easier without any big hits to it.

If it still wont budge, You can spray some penetrating oil into both sides and let it sit for a few hours and try all over again.

One thing to keep in mind. Make sure you dont over tighten the axle when you put it back together. I dont know if thats why its stuck, as they sometimes just get stuck, but its something to watch out for.

 

Sometimes it also helps to put your toe under the tire and sorta suport its weight, that way its not on the axel, it lets the axel move easier.....