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Bent axels????
Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:23 pm
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????
Cheers,
Alec
Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 9:07 am
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.
Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 7:28 pm
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.
Alec
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 9:01 pm
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.
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 9:38 pm
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?
Alec
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:12 pm
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.