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2012/07/21 15:28:35 (permalink)
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chances of these going horrible wrong??

anyone had similar problems, and would  you continue to use shalfs like this?
 



 
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/07/21 18:00:38 (permalink)
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    Just swap them left to right. They might even fix themselves...... Nah they are f***ed, you caught them just in time.
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/07/21 18:05:41 (permalink)
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    AHHH i only just had these crack tested,shot peened and fitted with new bearings done maybe 400km with them...
     


     
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/07/21 18:28:23 (permalink)
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    Maybe change your driving style, that's evidence of ABUSE. Do you have a limo, and industrial area handy?
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/07/21 18:34:48 (permalink)
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    yes its a lsd the only abuse it gets is the occasional sideway action, never launch it or do skids...


     
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/07/21 20:02:06 (permalink)
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    They are well and truely ready for the bin.  Lucky you caught them when you did
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/07/24 19:26:56 (permalink)
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    Must be a really tight lsd to do that ....  
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/07/24 19:34:17 (permalink)
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    tran-x 45/45
     


     
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/07/25 01:59:27 (permalink)
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    Pre-load was set at 55lb.
     
    The only way to twist the axles like that is side stepping the clutch.
     
    Doing it whilst going round a corner is worse than dropping the clutch from a standing start as the wheels are rotating at different speeds.
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/07/25 18:33:26 (permalink)
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    I once found both axles twisted round a spline and a half... but not broken.... if they break the will quite often make a mess of the centre (LSD or locker). I have broken axles in lockers, but the most twisted ones came from my tight LSD in the road car. At that stage I was not marking axles left and right when I removed them. Swapping side to side will undo the twist, but it will almost certainly undo all the way (off)... Axles get the hardest time on initial takeoff and during gear changes as well as transitions from surface changes (ie dirt to asphalt)... When already going sideways with both wheels spinning unless you hit something(changing the relative grip or shock loading) the axles are getting an easier time than a hard takeoff or hard gear change. Axles I have broken are:
    -2 in gearchanges
    -1 from backing off over rough corrugations
    -2 from reapplying power after handbrake turns...
    All on unsealed and all with lockers... never broken one on the road or in an LSD or since marking them left and right.... broken axles can be made into great exle pullers.....

    Just my 2.2c worth including GST....
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    Re:chances of these going horrible wrong?? 2012/08/08 22:21:13 (permalink)
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    Agree those axles are ready for the bin. I pull the axles in my khanacross car about twice a year and replace them if they show more than minor twisting, cheap insurance.
     
    Don't be tempted to refit them with the twist reversed (ie swap sides) as that will only serve to put even more stress through the weakened ends.
     
    The ones to fit are the early Mk1 axles without the big hub centre. They are noticeably thicker in cross section than the later Mk2 style.
     
    PS: Those axles in the pics do not look like they have been shot peened, I am not sure why anyone would bother with peening a set of axles as that would only surface harden something that really does need some flex in it........
     
    Cheers  Shaun B
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