Upgraded NB axles - local options?

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Re: Upgraded NB axles - local options?

Postby plohl » Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:50 pm

I have a special press tool to do it dude. Hit me up Monday if you're still having trouble.
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Re: Upgraded NB axles - local options?

Postby Red_Bullet » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:18 am

The American wrote:Now I know why the internet is full of stories about trying to remove axles from hubs.... :|


I read that a really good penetrating oil solution can be made of:
50% acetone
50% Power steering fluid.

Never used it myself

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Re: Upgraded NB axles - local options?

Postby The American » Sun Aug 11, 2019 11:07 am

Red_Bullet wrote:
The American wrote:Now I know why the internet is full of stories about trying to remove axles from hubs.... :|


I read that a really good penetrating oil solution can be made of:
50% acetone
50% Power steering fluid.

Never used it myself


I got them out with a three leg puller, so all good.

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Re: Upgraded NB axles - local options?

Postby The American » Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:38 pm

plohl wrote:I have a special press tool to do it dude. Hit me up Monday if you're still having trouble.


Thanks Shane, I put some tension on it with a puller and then a couple of taps and it came free

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Re: Upgraded NB axles - local options?

Postby The American » Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:09 am

For interest sake, here is the failure - it ended up being the axle shaft itself at the splines where it enters the CV joint. The joint itself appears intact.

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The other end of the axle where it attaches to the hub also has visible fractures - this axle was going to fail somewhere...
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Re: Upgraded NB axles - local options?

Postby The American » Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:27 pm

New axles have arrived


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