How thick are your dropouts? Is it possible that you're bottoming out the bolt and serrated washer on the end of the axle that protrudes into the dropout before you're fully clamping the dropout?
I use the same hubs on my Quickbeam with no problems, I have found that they don't need huge torque (i.e. more that can be easily achieved with a standard 5mm allen) to keep things in place. On Sunday, May 12, 2013 11:50:20 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I've got a hub like this one on the "03 Curt. I've liberally greased the > bolt at all interfaces with other metal; yet when I torque it down hard > enough to keep the rear wheel in place one or other or both of the 6mm > allens bind to the point where my saddlebag allen (the typical "L" shaped > single) won't budgit. You torque down and the bolt makes a loud, > grating/creaking sound, then binds. > > I am scared of getting a flat and finding I can't remove the rear wheel. > > Wassup widdat? > > Must I go back to a nutted track axle? > [image: Inline image 1] > > -- > > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > patric...@resumespecialties.com <javascript:> > > Albuquerque, NM > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
