Axles wearing? Do these pictures mean anything to anyone?

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Originally Posted by weeds

yep remove the five bolts

remove the circlip, clean them up and have a good look

there is a gasket between the flange and hubs, if are carefull you should be able to reuse

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I usually clean the gasket right off and just use some liquid gasket.
A drop of Loctite on the bolts when replacing is a good idea and there is a torque setting - I think it's 65Nm, but check in RAVE to be sure.

Roger

65Nm/48lb/ft and it's a good idea to use loctite.

The drive flange gaskets are only about $1 each too, or use some gasket maker (sparingly)

65nm and use one drop and one drop ONLY of 242

If your using the gasket and its a new one give it a lick of hylomar #3 on both sides prior to assembly dont be tempted to reuse an old one unless you have grease bearings and ATV blue gets my backing as the formagasket to use.

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Originally Posted by Aaron

Why do they have splines, and not just a big square or hex?

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More contact area. Square would provide four contact points, hexagonal = six, and so on. For the same reason, early Rangerovers have a reputation for eating axles as they were 10 spline, whereas later 24 spline are more durable, well, to a point.


edit. I removed all my flanges (that sounds wrong) for inspection and saved/re-used the gaskets (dry), no problems. Take a close look, if there's any signs of a sealant/gasket goo, chances are the gasket will tear, so go and buy new gaskets before you dismantle it.