Finally got round to tidying the garage. Don’t want to get rid of the Giant I’ve had for years. Went to try and get the front wheel off to put a new inner tube on- but unless I’m being super thick- I can’t see how to release the wheel.
The usual quick release thingy on other bikes just isn’t there. Any help appreciated
I'd take it to Rotec Cycles in Reading and get him to sort, it MAY be possible to retro-fit another from another fork to get it out.
It's basically wound out in the usual lefty loosey manner, but it's then got a tightner as you flip the lever over, which may stop it from just being able to be opened. If you want to go at it, basically stick something in the cut-out, and wind it out... but i'm not making any promises.
From the picture , I couldn't make it out. The hex head has rounded off ?
If so there should be a hex head on the other side that you can use.
However as it looks as though it has been left a long time, I would spray a lot of plus-gas or GT-85 around it first. If it wasn't Docca we were talking about, I might suggest a little bit of gentle heat.
From what I can tell the lever is the bit that's missing. Looking at Weeksy's pic there appears to be an indent in the black collar. I would be using a suitable pice of wood/metal as a lever to try and wind it out using that indent for leverage.
Better pics would help though - especially end on
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Ditchfinder wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:52 pm
From what I can tell the lever is the bit that's missing. Looking at Weeksy's pic there appears to be an indent in the black collar. I would be using a suitable pice of wood/metal as a lever to try and wind it out using that indent for leverage.
From the picture , I couldn't make it out. The hex head has rounded off ?
If so there should be a hex head on the other side that you can use.
However as it looks as though it has been left a long time, I would spray a lot of plus-gas or GT-85 around it first. If it wasn't Docca we were talking about, I might suggest a little bit of gentle heat.
Fuck sake lads, I have posted for ages and I’m still getting pelters
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From the picture , I couldn't make it out. The hex head has rounded off ?
If so there should be a hex head on the other side that you can use.
However as it looks as though it has been left a long time, I would spray a lot of plus-gas or GT-85 around it first. If it wasn't Docca we were talking about, I might suggest a little bit of gentle heat.
Fuck sake lads, I have posted for ages and I’m still getting pelters
I have just been out to the man-shed to look at a pair of Rockshocks of that era, with the very same axle.
There should be a QR type level - that locks it in to a hard plastic / alloy cap.
It the lever is missing the indent, where the lever sits is a locked position, will be able to be pushed around by a tyre lever (if greased / loose-ish). As suggested by Weeksy.
If not I would suggest drifting it around ( anticlockwise), a screwdriver would work - but may be fairly destructive. A solid wood batten or a tough tyre lever hit with a soft hammer would be kinder. If the threads have been greased, once it starts moving, it should be fairly easy to turn.
