Sounds like you are on the right track with the axles. You do not have to actually take the axle out of the hub. You can just flop it out of the way.

You did not state if you were planning on going out the bottom or the top with the removal. The two procedures are very different. I have done it twice - out the bottom.

Good luck.

Last edited by Bugzuki; 04/18/05 10:41 PM.
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