Q/R Hubs

[Gower]

Trying to do up an old Peugeot Ladies bike for a friend of my wifes. The rear steel rimmed wheel with a solid axle, is shot but I have a nice ali rimmed wheel with a Q/R hub. The Q/R will not hold the wheel in the dropouts under load despite trying a new skewer etc. Can Q/R hubs generally be converted to a solid axle?
Cheers,
Gower

 

[TheDoctor]

Yes, they can. But, have you tried a Shimano steel skewer? They're grippier than the lighter alloy ones IME.

 

[Grasen]

The Q/R will not hold the wheel in the dropouts under load despite trying a new skewer etc.
Gower

the question is why not.


how much of the axel is sticking out each side?

how wide are the drop-outs?

if it is an older and cheaper frame then the drop-outs might be stamped out of a thin sheet of metal.
if the amount of axel sticking out on each side is greater than the drop-out width then it will never hold
unless you file some of the axel away.
or you could use a spacer on the axel

 

[Gower]

Thanks to TheDoctor & Grasen for helpful replies. Just finished using solid axle from buckled wheel and bearings from Q/R wheel. After a bit of packing between dropouts, working fine.
Cheers,
Gower

Yes, they can. But, have you tried a Shimano steel skewer? They're grippier than the lighter alloy ones IME.