this is what happen when you do a night of stand up slides

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Comment by Dale on June 21, 2009 at 11:04: if the bearing nut's still on, get a nail punch or press, put it ontop of the axle and beat that sucker outta there.

incase you don't know what a nail punch is, it's a piece of metal, usually has a grip of some sort, it's basically the same shape as a pencil, but where the lead would be, is flattened off. that should make your wheel free again =D

Premium Member Comment by pete hill on June 21, 2009 at 13:34: i have never ever seen anything like that happen before. is there any chance your bearing siezed? do you use speed rings and spacers?

Premium Member Comment by Jacko on June 21, 2009 at 13:40: if the bearing seized then it would have created friction on the bearing seat of the wheel and melted it out before anything happened to the axle. this one is a mystery to me

Comment by Dale on June 21, 2009 at 14:32: if for some reason your axle was bent either way slightly, sliding could cause it to happen, as there would be uneven pressure put on the axle, also if the axle had a groove in it at all, that would cause it to snap, coned wheels could also contribute to it. That's all i can think of really.

Comment by Benny on June 21, 2009 at 14:56: Bearings still work fine so it wasn't their fault. Looked so funny when it happened, Dougie smashed a big stand-up 180 and as he was coming out of it, I just see this lone bigzig flying down the road. Haha. Heaps lucky he didn't eat bitumen.

Premium Member Comment by Fitz on June 21, 2009 at 17:12: It may be just a freak 1 off dud axle with a fault/crack or something in it.
It happens.
The end of the cast hanger is the weakest link aswell where all the pressure is.
I know this may sound strange but it's probably because they've hardened the axle aswell.
Cheap soft axles will bend easier but not break straight away unless you bend em back the opposite direction.

Old Randal kingpins used to snap because of where the thread ended (the thinnest section) was exactly where the most stress was.
Constant left/right pressure cause it to break much like a wire coat hanger does when you bend them.

Comment by Dion Sternberg on June 22, 2009 at 0:54: thanks for all the comments im going straight to gullwing and also to daddies where i got them

Comment by Bowditch on June 22, 2009 at 1:02: bad luck man that sucks, oh well shows ure rippin it up hard hahaha!!

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