Vi Ah not caught the 16" wheels !I have used the one piece cranks pedal axle to pass through a 20" wheel with sealed bearings.
At the crank end it is a 15mm spanner size ? however at the outer wheel end it is a 10mm spanner ?
looks like it is uncharted waters ? so a try and see what happens scenario ! regards Paul On 11/03/14 05:06, FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:
python Digest Mon, 10 Mar 2014 Volume: 12 Issue: 024 In This Issue: [python] iLean axles ? [python] Re: iLean axles ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 07:43:33 +0000 From: Paul Needham <paul.2.needham@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [python] iLean axles ? Hi Vi Wondered how to contact you as I have a question about your iLean implementation ? Why do you weld the wheel axle to the pedal axle ? Could you not just weld a wheel nut to the inside of each pedal crank then using another nut on the axle on the outside screw the axle into the welded nut and then screw the wheel side nut up tight against the pedal crank ? I assume you use 9mm axles with no problems ? regards Paul ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:58:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Vi Vuong <vi_vuong@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [python] Re: iLean axles ? Hi Paul, The 16" donor wheels came with only 7mm axles, probably not strong enough for any cargo. The pedal spindles are much bigger, 12mm at crank, 15mm wrench flat, and ~18nm overall, so it's at least 3x stronger based on cross-section area ratio. Assuming that the pedals are good for 150 lbs (kid), the 7mm axles are only for 50lbs or less. The wheel axle is used for the ball bearing cone and retaining bolt. The pedal flange actually does not fit the wheel ball bearings too well, causing some grinding / wobbling. Some machining would be nice. If your donor wheels have 12mm or bigger axles and seal bearings, your idea should work much smoother. Vi________________________________ From: Paul Needham <paul.2.needham@xxxxxxxxx> To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 12:43 AM Subject: [python] iLean axles ? Hi Vi Wondered how to contact you as I have a question about your iLean implementation ? Why do you weld the wheel axle to the pedal axle ? Could you not just weld a wheel nut to the inside of each pedal crank then using another nut on the axle on the outside screw the axle into the welded nut and then screw the wheel side nut up tight against the pedal crank ? I assume you use 9mm axles with no problems ? regards Paul------------------------------ End of python Digest V12 #24 ****************************
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