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abaddonxi
16th January 2008, 10:39 PM
I was looking at my spare axle the other day and pulled off the plastic caps.

Imagine my surprise, some charmer has welded the axle to the drive flange.

And not just tack welds.

Just wouldn't be a holiday without a nasty surprise.

http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Eabaddon@ozemail.com.au/AULRO/drivemember.jpg

Cheers
Simon
p38arover
16th January 2008, 11:08 PM
Flamin' heck! That's farmers in Ceduna for you!

Ron
CraigE
16th January 2008, 11:33 PM
Oh dear, Not nice.:o
Blknight.aus
17th January 2008, 05:36 AM
so long as its not a front axle whats the problem with that?.....

It works and Ive had to do it in the past....
JDNSW
17th January 2008, 06:53 AM
Solves the worn spline problem, simply means that when you need to replace the axle you have to replace the drive flange as well. Not very good workshop practice though. Reminds me of the time we had a drilling rig in the workshop for overhaul in 1963 - it turned out that the previous operator's favourite tool was an electric welder.........

John
abaddonxi
17th January 2008, 08:07 AM
so long as its not a front axle whats the problem with that?.....

It works and Ive had to do it in the past....

Should have said, it is a front axle.:(

Cheers
Simon
rick130
17th January 2008, 09:48 AM
Should have said, it is a front axle.:(

Cheers
Simon


bugger. :(
JDNSW
17th January 2008, 01:37 PM
Should have said, it is a front axle.:(

Cheers
Simon

Oh dear!

John
Slunnie
17th January 2008, 01:45 PM
Oh well. A hacks best friend may be a welder, but his second best friend is an angle grinder. :D
djam1
17th January 2008, 07:02 PM
On a front axle its bad.
But I have seen a series 2a last over 20 years like that on the rear axle
abaddonxi
17th January 2008, 07:12 PM
On a front axle its bad.
But I have seen a series 2a last over 20 years like that on the rear axle

I knew there was a reason for oil fed bearings.:D

In some ways it doesn't seem too mad.

Except, drive flanges are pretty cheap and easy to fit - heaps quicker, I'd guess, than a thorough welding job.

The fella didn't just tack weld them on the side of the road to get himself out of trouble, he went the whole way, nice deep, all-the-way-round welds.

Cheers
Simon
Blknight.aus
17th January 2008, 07:57 PM
still not lubed for life you change the oil from the swivel pin housing side.

adjusting them should just be a case of application of the cold chisel... just a lot more vigerously than youd normally need to loosen of the nuts.....
abaddonxi
17th January 2008, 08:50 PM
Just to clarify, this is the axle sitting in the tray, not the one with the wheels on.

Cheers
Simon