are skewers standard?

[young Ed]

are the rear skewers standard in different standard sizes or do i need ones for my hub?
Cheers Ed

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

are the rear skewers standard in different standard sizes or do i need ones for my hub?
Cheers Ed

If you are talking about normal quick release rear skewers they are standard in diameter but can be of different length, because hollow qr axle can be of different length. If you are talking about axles they can be of different diameter and thread standards dependent on the hub, see this e.g.

 

[young Ed]

aright now i will say this and then go and die somewhere quietly in a dark corner
what is a axle and what is a skewer?????
Cheers Ed

 

[Pat "5mph"]

The skewer is the quick release thin metal long screw.
An axle is the metal long screw that comes out of your wheel hubs, you tighten it up (so the wheel does not come off the frame) with a nut. You need a 15mm spanner to remove your wheel if you have axles on the bike.
... I am pretty sure ...

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Skewer

 

[young Ed]

lovely thanks so much i have spent prob easily 2 or hours down there f***ing about with the 18 1/4" ball bearings and have now confirmed i have an axle not a skewer so thread title is now irrelevant still confused with my free wheel but i can remove and put in the bearings on both sides with cassette in place!

now are axles standard in standard sizes? or how is it???
Cheers Ed

 

[ColinJ]

What you need to know is - here!

 

[YahudaMoon]

Skewer is missing 'Fluted Thumb Grip' and 'Chrome Vanadium Plating' tags.

 

[HLaB]

OT, The instructions with my new Race Blade longs say to remove the Springs from the skewers to accomodate the RBlades clips; any idea what this will cause?

 

[ColinJ]

OT, The instructions with my new Race Blade longs say to remove the Springs from the skewers to accomodate the RBlades clips; any idea what this will cause?

They only centre the skewer when you are putting a wheel back in. Taking them off just means that your QRs might flop about when you go to put the wheel in - no big deal.

 

[young Ed]

any of these any good?
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...id&reqType=productsAjax&initMin=0&initMax=175
Cheers Ed

 

[young Ed]

or this
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...id&reqType=productsAjax&initMin=0&initMax=175
Cheers Ed

 

[young Ed]

do axles have to be hardened steel or could they be plain mild steel? or some sort of plain stainless steel?
Cheers Ed

 

[young Ed]

just thinking of the metal lathe and that i need experience and an evening project!
Cheers Ed

 

[ColinJ]

do axles have to be hardened steel or could they be plain mild steel? or some sort of plain stainless steel?
Cheers Ed

just thinking of the metal lathe and that i need experience and an evening project!
Cheers Ed

It could be nasty if you got it wrong and one snapped or came loose!

Making the cam in the skewer might be an interesting exercise ...