The castle nut is finally off. I heated it up with a torch and then used the wrench with a cheater bar and wa-la...A first for me, I bent the rachet wile I was trying to loosen the nut. Talk about a seized nut!
i just tried the honda 400ex and 450r hubs today on the dale,i would use either one in a bind but both have more play than the stock cannondale hubs.both honda hubs were pretty much identical on the dale axle.Its not worth it to me for a extra 1/2 in width in exchange for slop on the axle.