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03-16-2012, 12:49 PM | #1 |
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rear axle question
i puled the rear drums of my 26 four door and found that the axle had two key ways cut in them is this factory or aftermarket not sure thanks mike
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03-16-2012, 01:05 PM | #2 |
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Re: rear axle question
Not factory.
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03-16-2012, 10:46 PM | #3 |
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Re: rear axle question
One key way was bad (?) so they cut a new one. No comment on if this would be a good idea or not.
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03-16-2012, 11:22 PM | #4 |
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Re: rear axle question
It's kind of a risky situation. As a machinist I've been asked to do it but it was always with something that wouldn't kill someone if the shaft broke. On a pump or some cases where a catastrophic failure wouldn't create a problem where someone might get hurt it's no big deal. Any time you remove material, your risking making the shaft weaker. When engineers design shafts a lot of time they'll design a 2 to 1 safety margin. However another keyway can create the opportunities for damage to the axle exponentially and it'll increase the opportunities for failure. I guess I'd bite the bullet and find a new axle. Last summer we had a fellow get killed on one of the tours for the national meet in Rochester. They believe it was because of a part failure. His wife was critically hurt and he was killed. After seeing that happen I don't take chances with anything connected to the front end or rear end. JMHO.
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03-17-2012, 06:21 AM | #5 |
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Re: rear axle question
I can see one axle but both axles are cut the same nether is worn different I guess thanks mike
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03-17-2012, 06:15 PM | #6 |
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03-17-2012, 06:45 PM | #7 |
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Re: rear axle question
Saw it once on an axle that was out of the car. 2 keyways. 90 deg. apart. No apparent wear on either one. No reason for it though.
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03-17-2012, 08:22 PM | #8 |
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Re: rear axle question
Though I for some odd reason called it a double jetway in my last post I meant Keyway. I wrote that post on my iPhone and for some reason it has a tendency to think it knows what I'm trying to say without asking me. And the SOB is going to drive me crazy if It doesn't stop messing with me.
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