Hunt Front Wheel Issue

Side to side or up and down?

@oceanskipper Side to side movement

What type of axle?  could be its not providing the zero endfloat it should- can happen with incorrectly set up maxles.  Maybe with other types as well

@tjagain it’s a Rockshox Maxle

edit: it’s a bolt in maxle rather than a quick release style one

Side to side play? As in, with the bike upside down, can you wiggle it side to side? Or fore/ aft play as in, brake on and rock the bike back and forward?

Edit: Too slow

Have you got the tension on the maxle lever set right? There's usually a tiny set screw under the lever that adjusts the amount of clamping force with the lever closed.

Mine always had a habit of loosening off and it would result in side to side play even with the lever fully closed.

@bens the Maxle itself is a screw in rather than a lever

It will be an axle issue - its not providing the clamping force required - is it bottoming on the threads?  Pics might help

It looks like I've ended up overtightening the maxle now I take it out as the thread is starting to mangle at the end. I've had issues with these maxles previously. Guess I'll have to try a different axle

argh Burgtec are out of stock of the axle I need as it wasn't a boost variant after all. Are there any other good places to get a decent one?

I’m now completely confused. Burgtec website states that the non boost variant of the axle is the one needed for the boost fork as it’s a Rockshox SID (the fork is boost after all)

Have you got a different wheel that you can fit? Do to still get play?

why does it have to be burgtec? Can you not just get a 15x110mm rockshox maxle from CRC or tredz?  As long as the length and thread pitch is correct then you can get one that uses a lever as opposed to one that needs an Allen key?

https://www.wiggle.com/p/brand-x-twist-lever-thru-axle?utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=base&gclid=CjwKCAjwzo2mBhAUEiwAf7wjklPVPac1X_tkeI0s2RgOAMHwU6jAsBlyOpTcKN2Yggk18u8nh8DgFhoCZm8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

If it's the maxle that came with the fork it shouldn't be an issue, don't overtighten, sounds like the bearings are dodgy, I had that issue with a nukeproof generator hub years ago, it had play side to side from new, feeling like a loose cup n cone Shimano hub, I put some Enduro bearings in and the play went away.

@bens good idea, I should have thought of this!

@jonnyboi the burgtec axles are so much better and they cost less. I’ve got one on order.

Why would a burgtec axle be so much better than a rockshox one? Both my rockshox forks came with stealth axles and there’s really nothing to go wrong.

I can’t remember with hunt front wheels whether there’s any bearing pre-load to be sorted. My rear hunt road wheel has some adjustment that occasionally needs doing.

@bens tried with a different wheel and have the same issue so going back to idea of the axle being the problem here.

@joebristol the Burgtec axles use a slightly better quality material (imo) though they weigh a tiny bit more they are not so easy to round off at the head (not really an issue on the ones with a lever).

They also have a hex at each end so if you do bork one end you can still get your wheel out without having to have another tool.

Fair enough. Never mangled a stealth maxle / the ones on my road bike. Always do them up with a torque wrench and only use decent Allen keys.

It's a brand new wheel? Shouldn't you be asking Hunt to sort it?

Or whoever sold it to you...

@joebristol I learned the hard way and now only ever use the park tool for the job.

So this turned to be a problem with the Maxle as supplied by Rockshox. It doesn’t quite sit flush and wouldn’t hold the wheel in its place, I know this for certain now as the burgtec equivalent arrived today and it’s a perfect fit, absolutely no l play coming from anywhere.

That’s not to say that a non defective Rockshox Maxle wouldn’t have worked but I’m astounded that the fork was supplied with a defective part.

appreciate all the help as usual and apologies to Hunt for slandering their wheel in the title of this post.