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Bent axels????

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Bent axels????

Post by Surfin Alec »

Just found out the Surf has another bent passenger side axel (second in 6 months). I run a loc-rite in the rear, could this be the cause?
Does any one else bend them or am I just special????

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Post by RUFF »

Are you bending them or twisting the spline?

I have never bent one but i have twisted the spline off on a few now. Realy the only way you could bend one would be if you were bouncing real bad and landed sideways on one tyre.
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Post by Surfin Alec »

The last 1 bent right about where the axel seal runs from what I could tell when spinning it on the bench.
ie: the axel is straight but the flange plate gets a wobble.

I must be special as I havent driven it very hard at all since I replaced the last axel cos I have been trying not do any damage and drive slow as.

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Post by dave »

You sure the axle is bent :?: and that the flange plate which sits over the wheel bearing is just not sitting square.
You really need to set it up in a lathe and spin it and measure the run out along it lenght.
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Post by Surfin Alec »

dave wrote:You sure the axle is bent :?: and that the flange plate which sits over the wheel bearing is just not sitting square.
You really need to set it up in a lathe and spin it and measure the run out along it lenght.


I checked by stickong it on stands and in D. 1 wheel wobbles, swap wheels, wobble stays.
The flange plate has a slight wobble without the brake drum on so thats how the conclusion came about. The last axel I replaced had quite a bad wobble when in a vice and spinning (no laith).
If its the flange plate, isnt that part of the axel? Can you fix, straigten it?

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Post by Pal »

Surfin Alec wrote:
dave wrote:You sure the axle is bent :?: and that the flange plate which sits over the wheel bearing is just not sitting square.
You really need to set it up in a lathe and spin it and measure the run out along it lenght.


I checked by stickong it on stands and in D. 1 wheel wobbles, swap wheels, wobble stays.
The flange plate has a slight wobble without the brake drum on so thats how the conclusion came about. The last axel I replaced had quite a bad wobble when in a vice and spinning (no laith).
If its the flange plate, isnt that part of the axel? Can you fix, straigten it?

Alec


Yes you can straighten a bent axle with a press and V blocks. Finally Knock the wheel studs out and machine the flange plate.
Keep it simple
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