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Step 4Attach axles to bike
For my design, I decided to use 3/8-16 threaded rod for the axles due to cheapness and abundance of compatible hardware. Buy a ton of matching nuts and washers at Fleet Farm if you can (1.25/lb, I got twice as much stuff as I needed for like 85 cents).
Decide how long your axles need to be (allowing space for nuts and washers and pegs or whatever else you might want to attach) and cut the rod to length. You can thread a nut onto the rod and clamp it into the vise. File the ends clean after you make the cut.
Now, attach the axle to your frame. I used 2 nuts and 2 washers per dropout so that they can be tightened against each other to hold the axle in place securely.
Decide how long your axles need to be (allowing space for nuts and washers and pegs or whatever else you might want to attach) and cut the rod to length. You can thread a nut onto the rod and clamp it into the vise. File the ends clean after you make the cut.
Now, attach the axle to your frame. I used 2 nuts and 2 washers per dropout so that they can be tightened against each other to hold the axle in place securely.
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Feb 10, 2007. 4:57 PManythingaboutbikes
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For the axles and the bolt for the pegs, I would strongly suggest to go to a local nuts and bolts shop specifically and buy (3) grade-8 hex bolts, with washers and nylon-lock nuts. A professional welder advised me not to use any threaded rod, since they use the lowest grade quality possible to make them. The highest you go with the grade number, the stronger the metal is. Even grade-5 bolts would be strong enough. It cost me an extra $1.16 to go from grade-5 to grade 8 to make my own snowbike.
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