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StefanN

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Gemini front axle dimension
« on: 18 Jan 23, 10:01 pm »
Just following up on the builders' meet - here's the dimensions of the Gemini front axle:

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Re: Gemini front axle dimension
« Reply #1 on: 18 Jan 23, 10:13 pm »
Many thanks !

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« Reply #2 on: 01 Feb 23, 09:04 pm »
Can someone tell me what the various letter options on the Gemini site for the axle are?

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Re: Gemini front axle dimension
« Reply #3 on: 02 Feb 23, 06:26 am »
If you click on the options, the description changes.  Currently they are:

A - Front axle tube only 1 3/8″ 14 swg ( 2mm). Bent as top image for customer to fit king pins.

B - Front axle tube 1 3/8″ 14 s.w.g ( 2.mm) with plain bore king pins welded.( Nylon top hats and king pin bush required). As bottom image.

C - Front axle tube 1 3/8″ 14 s.w.g ( 2 mm) with plain bore king pins welded.  Comes with self colour O/S and N/S 25 mm stub axle and yolk assemble with 2 x king pin bush / 4 x top hats and 2 x king pin bolts.
If you would prefer 17 mm stub axle please contact us.

D - Front axle tube 1 3/8″ 14 s.w.g ( 2.mm) with ball bearing king pins welded.( Ball Bearings and spacer required)

E - Front axle tube 1 3/8″ 14 s.w.g ( 2 mm) with ball bearing king pins welded.  Comes with self colour O/S and N/S 17 mm stub axle and yolk assemble with 2 x king pin spaces/ 4 x ball bearings and 2 x king pin bolts with M 10 nylocs.  Please indicate if you want 62 or 70 mm stub axle length.

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Re: Gemini front axle dimension
« Reply #4 on: 02 Feb 23, 09:52 am »
Stefan, Many thanks for the reply - I can see now that if I had clicked through I would have see the different descriptions. Is there any particular reason to go for the roller bearings over the poly bushes? Of just a personal preference thing! Thanks Ian

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Re: Gemini front axle dimension
« Reply #5 on: 02 Feb 23, 06:29 pm »
Both work.

My first axle had the poly bushes because bearings weren't an option then.  I ended up replacing the bushes with Oilite but that was probably my doing.  The thing to remember is that you want the yoke and the "anti-crush" tube to all be tight together (ie the bolt should pull them tight against each other and move as one unit).  You can then tweak the bushes if you need to.

The axle set we bought (for Marek's cyclekart) has the bearings.