What's needed to convert a XT hub to bolt on?
- Thread starter Spunger
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Go to your local shop, they should have the parts laying around.
If they have an axle which matches the thread of your current one you'll just need that and two nuts. All the other hardware will transfer over. Otherwise you'll need cone nuts too.
huh huh huh.....nuts
If they have an axle which matches the thread of your current one you'll just need that and two nuts. All the other hardware will transfer over. Otherwise you'll need cone nuts too.
huh huh huh.....nuts
I'm pretty sure the XT stuff is threaded 10x1. QR axles are in the neighborhood of 146mm long, so something like the Wheels Manufacturing axle #20 (10x1x180mm) would probably do the trick.
Yeah, it should be an easy swap. You just need to make sure you get the right axle. Like I said I'm pretty sure it's 10x1, but have a shop check it. Or, if you're a DIY guy, grab a 10x1 threaded nut at the hardware store and see if it threads on to you QR axle.Spunger said:
I did this to my xt disc rear hub, and it worked out pretty well. Finding a matching thread (10mm x 26tpi - i'm pretty sure thats the threading) wasn't too hard, just make sure you get one long enough. This way, you can swap over all your cones and cone locks. However, It had a hard time finding (in my shop at least) a set of axle nuts that matched this threading, so in the end i ended up taking a pair that are for a 3/8" axle and tapping them to 10mmx26tpi. I made two extra sets of axle nuts, but to date have not needed them (I made this swap July of '05 and I'm still riding it - I've been using this wheel for trials recently as well)
edit: a well equipped local bike shop should have the axle you need, as well as the proper tapping tools for the axle nuts
edit: a well equipped local bike shop should have the axle you need, as well as the proper tapping tools for the axle nuts
It is 10x1 and we most likely have the bolt-on axles in stock Chris. Look to spend about $10 for parts or $20-25 installed with a hub rebuild.
i go by tpi b/c thats what i know. what exactly does the x1 refer to?
10x1 = 10 threads per 1 cm? Axle sizes for various hubs can be found starting on p8 of the Wheels Manufacturing catalog.jonKranked said:
I'm not sure about the thread count and how it correlates to TPI, maybe it has one thread per mm or about 25-26tpi?
thinking back, i'm pretty sure i actually used a 26tpi tap for the axle nuts. i definitely remember thinking how odd it was that an axle with metric threading had standard/english threading. 
