filing swingarm

[malex]

gday i just bought a wheel which has a 15mm axle and the holes on my swingarm are only 12mm...

could i just file 1.5mm ech side of the holes on the swingarm so it can accomodate a 15mm axle?

cheers

 

[dacoffee]

bad man, lose some strength in bike better to get it axle machined sorry but i hope i am wrong, i will wait and see if some one else has done it but thats what i am thinking

 

[malex]

surely 1.5mm either side wont weaken it that much?

 

[DvDRip]

it's an atomik motoX, I wouldn't worry about making it weaker just do it, you got nothing to lose

 

[dacoffee]

which part can you show pic so i understand the part you talking about

 

[malex]

haha thanks i think

ill just commit and do it see what happens haha

 

[rider456]

it will be fine

 

[malex]

alright thanks rider456

wish me luck

 

[china boy788]

jst put a hose in the axel of the wheel, then it be 12mm

 

[malex]

?

jst put a hose in the axel of the wheel, then it be 12mm

what?

 

[DvDRip]

what?

exactly... LOL

 

[china boy788]

you jst get a bushing to make up the gap...... hose is a perfect fit, ID 12mm, OD 15mm

or sell me the wheel

 

[DvDRip]

oh right that could work but might make the wheel a bit unstable, I'd try that before trying to cut up the swingarm, but a piece of metal pipe would be better if you can find one

 

[china boy788]

yer have a look on the usa ebay, they have them last time i checked, i would do it but im lazy

 

[malex]

wait i still dont get it?

put hose where? the axles too big for the swingarm how would adding hose to it help?

 

[china boy788]

to make the hole smaller ,, you still got the 12mm axle right??

 

[malex]

nar i dont have the axle

 

[sean01]

just die grind your axle to suit...it ll be ok....like ya said its only a fly sht top and bottom....
the 12mm and 15mm swing arms are the same its just the axle slot that is different.

 

[malex]

im thinking about just buying a brand new bike lol

not experienced enough to be guessing this kind of stuff

 

[china boy788]

lol thats a bit much, jst grind it down like you said in your first post