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Broken Rear axles

Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:02 pm
by NJV6
You guys who have broken rear axles on the smaller diff- I seem to remember there being a couple on here.

Does it trash the locker?

Reason I ask is I am getting another Paj Jtop with a locker and have considered transplanting it to mine which has the bigger diff. But if it is (the axle) going to break with load (bearing in mind I broke the locker in mine) I won't bother if it trashs the diff. I'd rather be changing a axle than a locker. I have spare small axles!

axles

Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 8:02 pm
by klrevo
tore apart the bearing carrier and locker cap last time, total cost including $150 for the axle, roughly $600.

dean.

Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 8:24 pm
by NJV6
I wonder, if someone does keep breaking them.....

A friend had a Series 2 LR with a holden 186 in it and from time to time it'd break axles. He ran a thing grove around the axle near the outside with a hacksaw so it always broke there - made a fuse so to speak. Never ever did any damage and becasue they were fully floaters , changed in about 10 mins!

So do ya reckon I should swap.... :armsup:

Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 3:21 pm
by WACKO
so are ya thinkin of putting the locker from the jtop into your 3.5?
i reckon you harrass the guy with the other 4.9 first...

Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 7:15 pm
by NJV6
;)