Just had a fight for 30mins trying to remove this after a puncture! Spun it, unthreaded it, twisted, tightened. Eventually it came loose and it turns out all I REALLY had to do was push the bloody end?! Thanks so much for the video for the inevitable puncture #2. Also I've totally fitted it back wrong so I'll have to sort that before my cycle home! At least it didn't fall out, but thanks for saving me from total disaster :)

What a great soloution to a problem that didnt exist in the 1st place! So this is not only heavier than a normal thru axle but its more fiddly and by the looks of it puts more wear on the axle and hub when you slide it in and out, yay!

Funny Story: My bike has this system on it's front and I had 0 idea how this through axle worked. So, i needed to fix a flat in the middle of the trail in the evening of a nice summer day. Tried to unscrew the whole thing, what actually worked.... Complete axle flew into 1000 pieces... Ended up walking home having the bike in one hand and the wheel in the other :D

Helped me out ALOT. Never seen one until on my bike and guess what I did.. I held on to it and opened it all up springs went flying everywhere 🙄

If you press the end in first and then turn it a little bit clockwise it will lock the expanding parts into the retracted position. This makes it easier to install or remove the axle as the expanding parts are less likely to get caught on any edges of the hub or fork legs. Then once in place turn anticlockwise to return to the unlocked expanded position, and then adjust as you showed in the video.

What were they thinking when designing this.

Thank you for a brilliant video….very easy to understand…I’d dropped the spring from inside the axel on the floor and was struggling to get the wheel tight…many thanks again mate…great English by the way 🤓👍

I've been looking for this video for like 3 weeks. Thank you. 👍

when taking the axle off... press and turn a bit clockwise to retract the collet and hold it in retracted position... makes the sliding off easy...

Thank you for this, I was struggling to get a front wheel off following it being overtightened (I think by the previous owner) but knowing how it was meant to work meant I could tap it with a hammer and a bit of wood to get it free. Thanks again

Thanks for the video! I have this same stupid thing on my Norco, although when I went to tighten it it wouldn't spin at all and adjust the tension I put a pair of pliers on it and lately gave it a turn in my hand and then it had a small c clamp that came flying off. When I went to look at it it appeared that there was a small washer and a c-clamp were bent so I gave them a little adjustment on my bench and put them back on I was able to adjust the tensioning nut and clamp the wheel in place!

Great video - just what I needed to remove the wheel. Thanks a lot!

I've got the same one. It works well for me. Just remember to add a little bit grease all over or like I found one day it'll get stuck and corrode itself to the inside of the wheel and it's hard work to remove and put back in. I used grease but even a little bit of oil will do the job.

Cheers dude 🤘🏻 exactly what I needed in less that 30seconds! Legend

Great simple video. Just what I needed.

Q Loc axles have a nasty habit of getting stuck from my experience.

Thank you so much. The tag was all like, "just twist and push. All done!" Nope... Thanks again.

just a heads up its also a very fragile piece of equipment as well. i was very rough with mine taking it on and off and as a result bits came off. i just got a new one today and will be more careful. that aside its a great piece of kit. thanks for the video

absolutely excellent explanation!

Oh! I finally found the right video. Yamaha Cross Connect ebike used this and their manual is just like “make sure your dealer gives you the information.” (What the hell, Yamaha?) I couldn’t figure out what to even search for but recognized the thumbnail when I searched “proprietary quick release” in KZfaq.

You just saved me from a meltdown. I was gonna go back to the local bike shop and go Karen on them. I unscrewed the thing and pieces fell off everywhere. Lucky for me I could get it back together. If ya don't know ya don't know.

This helped me out!! Thanks

Perfect. Just what i needed.

Well I wish I’d found this video an hour ago! But hey ho, it’s now reassembled, and I know for next time! Thank you!

Glad I found this video because I've just got a new bike and the cylinder 'gold' bit was stuck-open from the factory and I couldn't understand how it worked. I had to put plumber pliers to it so now it's freely adjustable as it should. Not a great design this axle.

Love your video very helpful

Life saver. Thanks.

Me ayudó a recordar como liberar el seguro. Gracias So much!!!! 🤯

Thank you, very helpful

Thank you for this video. I have the same quick release system and it does get pretty tricky if you're not familiar with how it works. Your video was very clear and you have helped someone, all the way from Manila, how to safely put it back on. Cheers and ride safe always.

i completly unscrewed mine and lost the metal piece and maybe a spring at the end

thanks for this video, so helpful, my next question which may seem silly but how do you know which side to put it in ? Mine seems to work on both sides !!!

And the whole thing is held together by a couple crappy rubber o-rings on the inside and that little "c" clip on the end of the screw on the right side that pops off if you unscrew the gold ring too much. Then you have a nice pile of Jenga pieces and it is really fun trying to hold it all together while you somehow manage to put the clip back on the end of the screw.

wow! I'm smarter for watching this video! thank you

SUNTOUR is getting clever in thier creation!!!

Maybe because this was the first Thru axle I've ever owned it didn't seem weird to me. You did miss however that when you push the gold piece in you need to turn it slightly clockwise to lock the wedges in the retracted position so that the axle can slide in and out without the chance of the tabs getting caught part way through. Then turn it counter clockwise to release them again. I think a few users don't realise that this feature exists and think that it is stuck.

ive lost my threaded lock in the other end...any suggestions what to do?

That really helped

this is spring lock on, i just wonder if my thru axle is threaded at the end, is it compatible?

Can the axle be inter changeable? Mine has the lock on the brake side and now it is hard to remove it

Thank you!

Seized ones are easy workshop money, but I like how it works. I would much rather deal with a seized one of these than a rounded allen bolt type....

Is it possible that if i have axle lever from the side of break i cant pull it off ? Wrong installation ?

Is this type interchangeable with the other type?

Thanks!

Bardzo pomocne

Ive assembled multiple bikes over the years and I can't figure this out. The small metal piece doesn't expand to allow locking. The rubber bands on it keep or closed all the time.. such a strange design. Suggestions?

This is the worst through axle ever made. Have a Suntour XCR34 fork on a Canyon Stoic 2. Immediately upon using, the c-clip came off. The washer rolled away. So those are gone. The Q-Loc will pop open midway through pullout and get stuck. When it is secured to the fork, it moves around and makes a knocking sound. Literally the worst MTB thing I have ever encountered in 17 years of riding. The bike is dead to me now because it is so difficult to get the front wheel off to take my bike to the park and impossible to get the axle back on, and once it is on, it makes so much noise. Tried to quiet it down by greasing the sides of the fork entry points, but that only holds for 2 rides and then it is knocking around and scratching up the fork again. Canyon tried to offer a credit to an LBS for help, but LBS's refuse to help because none carry or service Suntour forks. They all say "Never buy Suntour, dude. Those axles are trash." Contacted Suntour looking for support from them or a replacement - they refuse to deal with consumers directly and said go back to Canyon. Looking for a replacement through axle. So far, no joy. Nothing fits a Suntour fork except this POS Q-loc. Will never buy a Canyon bike again.

My Specialized Fuse had these skewers. First flat tyre and I tried to remove it like a normal skewer, it fell apart into multiple bits and bounced around the shed floor. I couldn’t get it back together. 🤦‍♀️ To make things worse, it was my first tubeless flat. I had no way to refit the Fat tyre back on the rim bead, it just wouldn’t seal without an air compressor. Went back to normal skewers and tubes after that.

Same with me springs went flying and the thread lock..

At list different. Nice.

What are the small things called

Do you grease these ?

so here me and my mate are trying to get this to work because it was being a pain sitting her for 2 hours then all we hear is just pull it then it works I think I wanted to give up on life after that

Sehr behilflich

IMu Suntour XCR 34 it's same like this 👍

Worst axle design ever. Wait till the little o-ring inside that holds all the little pieces inside breaks. Then you have to deal with 6 little pieces that are crucial to the operation are now all over the place. Terrible design.

Errrr I should have watched this before I tried to remove the wheel, now I’ve got a pile of wedges and clips and the wheel is still stuck in the fork. 🤭

It is fast to install 😲

Is this a 100mm size? Will be looking for a replacement...ive lost my end thread lock

What other regular thru axles will work with this fork?

Suntour is under appreciated brand. Like my axon Elite fork a lot.

Are those axle replaceable? Like can you get Allen type of axle instead of those quick release one. I think Allen type of axle looks more simple.

Hello Idol, Can i use The XT M8100 Rotor to Mt200 brakes?

how good is the suntour raidon that comes with it? worth upgrading it to a Fox Rythim?

mine is stuck :( first time this week in my life I got one in my hands. Any solutions for getting at un-stuck?

Thanks! Why did they make this so hard

The collet end is held together with a small retaining ring. If it pops off, you will have a 15 piece jigsaw puzzle to reassemble. Imagine dealing with this on the trail -

What should I do if it doesn't want to come out

There is at least one alternative thru-axle on Amazon for about $20. I may actually get it, it's got a QR lever on one side, like this does and then a threaded cap on the other side. They come in both 100mm and boost spacing. Because this design sucks. Some tips on this that are not in the video (not that I'm lightning quick at removing it!): there are about a dozen 1/4 turns to the Q-loc, NOT one 1/4 turn. That's probably what throws everyone off the first several times they try it. If it was one 1/4 turn between open and closed, I would not be typing this. Basically, when you want it locked with the wheel in place, you turn it in until the red splayed part touches the housing, and on the other side the QR lever tightens up just like the skewer type. That's of course the easy part. When you want it out (the much harder part), you screw it out until the QR lever can open on the other side. Then...and this is the tricky part...you screw it in with 1/4 turns a few times while pushing that cap on the same side in until the red splayed part shrinks down into the housing. But you are far from done, trust me. You then continue to screw it in 1/4 turns slowly while pushing pretty hard on the cap AND also pulling on the QR lever. I've found that you have to do both, one or the other will simply not get the axle out. You basically have to screw it in, push the end cap with the same hand at the same time, pull the lever on the other side with the other hand, all at the same time. Now that in itself is not the hardest part, believe it or not. The hardest part is timing it just right where that 'perfect' 1/4 turn is that slips the axle out of the housing. It doesn't just pull out normally. You have to slowly turn it in, push/pull hard, and if you get it just right, it slips out. But...there are many times when it starts to slip out about 5-10mm and the red part catches on something inside the housing. Start over. Or...you are almost out and the red part was not completely shrunk down and it catches on the other side of the housing --- it's almost out but not quite. Yes, it's a frigging pain. But I'm good enough to usually do it in a minute or so. Compared with simply twisting out a threaded axle or using a hex lock, this is horrible, obviously. But it's doable. We'll see how annoying it is a month from now. If it still is, I'm plunking down $20 on the Amazon aftermarket thru-axle (if you consider one make sure it has a threaded end cap).

Mine has seized and I can't remove the front wheel😡 thank you for the tutorial though❤

Mine is completely stuck and not sure what to do next. The alloy/chrome tube part (axle) is stuck inside? Any ideas how to remove it?

That's pretty neat, but I worry about what might happen if it gets full of mud.

I can’t remove my front wheel, it goes out like 99% but in the end it gets stuck. Help

Where can I find the lock washer at the end ? Mine popped off whilst removing and somehow managed to dissapear. Looking for any websites that have this in stock in the uk would be ideal. Cheers everyone

THAT WAY TO DO NOT HURT THE FANGS.

How good is that fork?

Quick release reinvented.

PUSH THEN TURN WILL LOCK IT .

Show how to get one out that is stuck

Absolutely without question, THE best example of taking something simple and using technology and supposed "innovation" to turn a simple process into a nightmare. I am doing everything right, but have spent hours trying to cajole this out. Everything is loose, the unit closes down into the shaft, then resolutely refuses to simply pull through from the quick release end. Utterly and completely awful.

I have a solution many will absolutely love. For around $30 USD on Amazon. Completely round thru axle, can be 100 or 110 x 15. The title is super generic: bicycle thru axle. Seller is chain accept. I assume Chinese. I had to put a couple of 2 mm wide spacers to get a tight lever fit but the actual axle inside the dropouts is rock solid, zero issues. And a thousand times better than this piece of crap q-loc. Try to get the axle with an end cap; otherwise you can simply guess on the thread pitch for a 15 mm nut on the end. There are several online without end caps. Remember the axle has to be smooth for all 100 or 110mm, not a hex lock axle. Total length is around 130-140 mm, add 10 to that for boost. Lastly: better to get one too long than too short, you can always add spacers like I did between the lever and dropout.

Thanks for the video, very helpful. To the people who designed this - the most stupid system ever.

Qué maza tiene en la ruda delantera ? Acaso es la shimano mt410 ?

A great example of over engineering something that otherwise should be really simple in design, i encountered a few of these badly designed axles when i worked in the shop, dirt can get inside the mechanism and jam the axle...

I think I have a slightly different problem to most people here. I can remove the axle easily enough, but what I can't do is adjust tension. The video makes it looks so simple, but in my case it's like the lever and quick release system the other end are fused together. The axle is from a friend's bike which he gave me yesterday that wasn't being ridden due to health issues. It's a Voodoo Bizango if anyone's interested. The axle (and bike) are a few years old, but have seen little use and everything looks brand new. There's zero corrosion or rust anywhere. But is it possible something has seized inside?

Is that those ~100€ forks?

I absolutely hate it!!!

The worst through axel ever. And when those flanges fail, like mine did, £50 replacement. Absolute joke.

That’s what she said.

This gets stuck so friggin easily

One of the worst inventions I have ever encountered in my life.

As with anything in life keep it simple, this doesn't look simple, I'll stick with traditional thru axle threading.

It's called "quick, expensive, proprietary release" .

Thats the worst design ever, we spend last week 2 hours try to put fron wheel togheter because the barrel did not want to open to be able to lock. Normal axle with torx would have been 1000 times better - this is heavy, cumbersome, and it does not work.

Mine totally welded itself inside on a 3 year old carrera fury which resulted in me having to grind the hub off at the bearing to get the wheel actully off. TOTAL NIGHTMARE.. I had to buy a whole new bearing/axle kit. I'l never buy a Suntour Product ever again after my experience with this disastrous idea.

Mine is stuck and I can’t get it out

So they solved a problem that doesn't exist? Plus made it more expensive, look stupid, prone to failure almost impossible to replace in a pinch? Sound like typical SR suntour garbage to me.

DIXLE

This totally doesn't work. Worst design ever.