10mm axles - all the same?

[LittleSkink]

Been servicing the wheels on an old Archie Wilkinson I picked up recently. Rear single speed axle (10mm diam) cones were starting to pit so trotted off to LBS who sold me a whole 10mm x 175mm axle. Swapped over the cones and reused everything else but the cones look to be a different shape at the bearing surface

I expect all rear hubs to run 1/4" bearings but wonder if different hubs have different bearing circle diameters or if they are pretty much "universal"

FWIW these wheels have large flange Quando hubs and Weinmann 3200 26 x 1 3/8" aero rims, no idea of vintage but Archie Wilkinson still sells them on their website

 

[FluffyChicken]

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If the ball size and number is the same then they are pretty much universal.
Spacing and sealing are the main problems you get.

 

[hamster]

Many of the aftermarket cones do differ, specifically in their angle of bearing face. Shimano ones always seem to be ground deeper and have more of a curve to them.
There was a long and technical discussion about this in the CTC forum recently.

 

[FluffyChicken]

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It just means spacer alteration though, which you'll be doing anyway.

 

[LittleSkink]

thanks folks, seems to have built up fine with new cones and balls - though one side of the hub only wanted 8 balls and the other 9 . . .

Its a single speed hub, the 8 ball side was the fixed sprocket side and 9 ball was freewheel side - assume that's right?

I also assume the cones we not handed? Didnt take any notice of which side of the axle they came from (it was a 175mm dérailleur style one)