HELP - fitting new wheels

csmith319
csmith319 Posts: 28
edited January 2012 in Workshop
Hi - I'm pretty new on the forum, but hoping someone can help me!

I reckon this is probably something small and idiotic - however, I have just got a new set of Shimano RS80 wheels. I was fitting my new cassette and realised that the hubs are blocked - what I mean is that where the quick release axels (or indeed lock ring tool) fits is blocked with what looks like black plastic. I think they were part of the black plastic protectors that are fitted to protect the wheels when packed.

I have no idea how to remove this - any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

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  • nakita222
    nakita222 Posts: 341
    Just Pull the mofos out, there just there for protection, when the wheels are being shipped, and to stop the axles cutting through the box.

    Yank hard
  • csmith319
    csmith319 Posts: 28
    Ah - I didn't explain properly - so I did yank them off, but it looks like the bits that went into the shaft broke off when I did - so essentially there is nothing protruding from the axle hole at all!
  • andy46
    andy46 Posts: 1,666
    Maybe try to push it out with a piece of rod, or maybe your Q/R.
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  • csmith319
    csmith319 Posts: 28
    I think that maybe the only option - however I don't know how hard I can push - I spoke to Wiggle (as I got them from them) and they said some WD40 may help push them out.

    One thing I don't know is if the axle slot is the same diameter all the way through, or do they widen out in the middle - I would hope they are the consistent all the way through, otherwise one of the bits will end up lost inside the hub - which would be very very annoying!

    Anyone know what the inside of the bug looks like?
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    If they are the same as my humble RS10s, the axle is just a simple tube with a constant internal diameter, so your fears are groundless.

    I'd be tempted to drill a small pilot hole in the plastic bit, thread a self tapping screw in there and use that to pull it out
  • csmith319
    csmith319 Posts: 28
    that maybe a very good idea actually, I would prefer not to use any force if I can avoid it!

    Thanks for the info regarding the hub - verty appreciated.
  • sandyballs
    sandyballs Posts: 577
    By chance i actually unpacked my RS80 C50 this afternoon, found it was best to unscrew them.
  • csmith319
    csmith319 Posts: 28
    HAHA - that made me laugh :D

    So - I have advice from bike shops and others - thinking the best maybe to slightly melt them with a match and push em through....
  • pilot_pete
    pilot_pete Posts: 2,120
    If they were originally screwed in and you have snapped them off pulling them out, try using 'easy-outs' - a left handed thread extractor. You drill a suitable size hole, then screw the easy out in left handed, which is tapered s it tightens in the hole as you screw, eventually becoming tight enough to start turning the wedged bit of plastic within the axle.

    PP
  • csmith319
    csmith319 Posts: 28
    Managed it this morning, brute force with a lock ring tool did it (easier to control and exert force than with a longer QR skewer) - pushed one of them through and then popped them through with a skewer once it could be inserted.

    Thanks!

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