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I have the weekend off so i got up early and got this trike done, because the wheels are china junk, the hubs are not solid, they are thin pieces just press tighter, and the axle and bearings are what holds them together, so i had to make sleeves from that 24mm price of 4140 for both sides of the hub on both rear wheels, then i started machining the axle shaft, first i parted it off to length, the centre drill, drill and thread the ends to M8, then i cut down the ends to go in the new sleeves that have 12mm holes, this way the axle squeeze the wheel hub like the original axle did, then i made couple of locking reducers, to bring the 14mm axle shaft to the 17mm ID on the bearing and i incorporated a set screw so i can lock the axle shaft in the frame, i dimple the axle where the set screw needs to set, and continued with the assembly, last thing i did is to drill thru all three hubs and i installed thru bolt with protective cap to lock all the wheels together, just as i finished it the friend for whom i'm making it for, call to ask if i've started on it i told him to come and get it, first he did not believe me so i send him an picture and he was here in minutes to pick it up. I'm sure is 10X more solid than the plastic china trikes and i hope it bring joy and happiness to that kid.