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Rear Hubs

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 11:24 pm
by MichiganMXer722
Hello, i'm a new C-dale owner and was wondering if 400ex rear hubs would go on a lonestar C-dale axle?

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:17 am
by jfarrar
yes they do but will make it a lil wider

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:59 am
by wistech
I used a 400ex hub on mine temporarily while waiting for a new one and it went on with just some minor tapping with a hammer. I used lots of antisieze to and when it was removal time I ended up having to get it glowing cherry red with a torch and a sledgehammer to remove it. Dont use honda hubs.

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:06 am
by Happyboy
Wow Wistech. I got a feeling you just like using that torch. Use it to dry out piston when flooded and now to heat up hubs? Man, you are a pyro!

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:36 am
by wistech
FIRE GOOD biggrin.gif

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:00 am
by Jaybr
Wistech, your where on a stock axle correct?

I've got 400ex hubs on my Lonestar axle and they slide right on and off.

I think the stock axle has a slight taper or something where the hubs go, I noticed on a stripped hub that it still had good teeth on one end.

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:17 am
by wistech
Yes it was a stock axle. I think it might be the width of the spline teeth are just a hair wider on the stock axles. Is a stock hub loose on a lonestar. My rpm axle had some play with stock hubs.

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:22 am
by Jaybr
I've got one RPM and one Lonestar, they both have a little play if the nuts not tight. I just use the Honda hubs to get it wider, it's not a full 50" with mx tires and Cannondale hubs.

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:19 pm
by MichiganMXer722
Thanx for the replies, basically i'm going to use the hubs one time until i get one stock hub replaced! Again thanks for the help

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:36 am
by 67z400
I feel a little better after reading this post. I'm removing my hubs right now and the castle nuts are seized to the axle. I've used a 6' cheater bar and also tried a phneumatic impact wrench...The next thing I will be trying is HEAT.