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Rowdy · 10-13-2014, 12:27 PM

Brent, you are correct as stress is defined as a change in cross sectional area. If an axles wear is within acceptable limits I dress with emory cloth to make the change more gradual which spreads out the stress. This is to not have all of the stress isolated in such a small area.

I do prefer to have the axle in a lathe when dressing the wear area. Sleeves are a last resort when cost is an issue IMHO. Rod

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Rowdy BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gothenburg Nebraska Just off I-80 Posts: 4,893	Re: Evaluating rear axles Brent, you are correct as stress is defined as a change in cross sectional area. If an axles wear is within acceptable limits I dress with emory cloth to make the change more gradual which spreads out the stress. This is to not have all of the stress isolated in such a small area. I do prefer to have the axle in a lathe when dressing the wear area. Sleeves are a last resort when cost is an issue IMHO. Rod __________________ Do the RIGHT thing - Support the H.A.M.B. Alliance!!!! Last edited by Rowdy; 10-13-2014 at 12:46 PM.