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Excellent thanks. Sounds like a good plan.

Update on this. I filed down the forks and used the torque bracket and it’s working great. Thanks for everyone’s help. Another question. I have a 48v battery and want to connect lights to it. Anyone done this, any thoughts on how to do it? thanks.

Question. Can the torque arm go on the inside of the forks instead of outside? On the non-geared side I don't have much room to put the arm, but on the inside I could replace a spacer with it.

That sounds like an interesting compromise. Perhaps grind out 2mm and use two torque arms. The wheel stayed in fine when using 250w, it only popped out at 1000w. I am also still toying with the idea of buying two new steel drop outs, grinding them out, and fixing them to the existing ones...

Thanks, as a Christian minister I will have a great Easter :-). Hope you and yours do too.

A new frame would be my last option, I think. I would like to make it work on this one. But your points are well taken and leaning me toward gluing new steel drop outs on that can be ground.

Thanks, thats really helpful.

I'm still also wondering about buying some new drop outs like these below, grinding them and then glueing them on. Would gluing them on be strong enough? some kind of epoxy resign im guessing, or metal glue. Any idea what I would use for that...

thats an interesting observation. One thought. The motor is switchable between 250w & 1000w. When it was in 250w mode the wheel stayed in places, it only pops out in 1000w mode. I’m just wondering if I could fit two torque arms and not grind out the drop outs, might that safely solve the...

not using a hose clip would mean making your own torque arm I’m guessing?

Thanks everyone, this is certainly the place to be! I’ve ordered a Dremel tool from Amazon. I have one torque arm that came with the kit. The problem I’m going to have is getting a torque arm on the non-geared side as there is no room on the spindle, but plenty of room on the geared side...

Thanks. Welding bits on is an interesting option I hadn't thought of. I think the frame is aluminium? which can be tricky to weld I think. Not impossible though. The opposition might be to return the kit and go for a mid-kit. As the shop assured me the kit would fit my bike because it was a...

Having said the forks / drop outs are not deep enough, it’s only by about 3mm, but obviously enough to cause the wheel to pop out.

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Thanks, im not sure a torque arm will help as the wheel just pops out, there isn't enough depth in the rear forks to hold the new wheel. The kit is a cycletricy kit 250/1000w dual power, 48v. Im going to pick it up now from the shop and will then take some pictures. The subway is about 5...

Hi I have a Carrera Subway bike and bought a rear wheel conversion on the internet from a shop. All seemed to work fine until I picked up the bike and the back wheel fell out. I took it to a local bike shop as they said on the phone they could grind the rear forks a bit to make it fit...

Thanks Andy, I will take that on board. I do want to go the cell route as one of the reasons im doing an ebike conversion is wanting to enjoy a project. It is the journey as much as the destination for me. I have got a "can do" attitude that gets me in trouble sometimes, but I will take on...

Thanks thats a helpful summary. I do have two 120ah leisure batteries kicking around so I might try that route first, just as its cheap for me. I have been looking at putting LION cells together. My cousin has actually put together a 3.6kw battery doing this in his garage! Only weighs about...

hmm the description said front wheel, but that would make a lot of sense! The description when I bought it was clearly wrong, and no instructions. But thats a real newbie mistake on my part, not recognising it. Thanks, I'll go and try it on the rear!