I broke the front axle

[Another Ahab]

We tighten our buses to 250Ibs then back off 20 degrees.

Now THAT makes sense.

What I mean is I was wondering how anybody could, realistically, measure that gap (of what was it, 0.00003" or something)!?

The method you're describing, rustystud, is something a person can actually DO.

 

[Merc1973]

Did you check to see if your fuel line that runs under the radiator support is still intact after car crushing?

 

[Pugsley]

I did and it is in one spot. but it's not leaking and I still get 60 PSI when going down the highway so it must not be restricted enough to matter.

 

[bajajoaquin]

Did you pull the passenger side axle? I snapped an axle on my old Land Rover, and was going to just replace the side that was bad. However, I got talked into looking at the other side, and you could see a noticeable change in color where there was stress on it. I know that Land Rovers and Rockwells are different axles, but it sure would suck to break the other side next.

 

[rustystud]

Did you pull the passenger side axle? I snapped an axle on my old Land Rover, and was going to just replace the side that was bad. However, I got talked into looking at the other side, and you could see a noticeable change in color where there was stress on it. I know that Land Rovers and Rockwells are different axles, but it sure would suck to break the other side next.

You make a good point Joaquin . Whenever one of our axles break we take the whole assembly apart and inspect everything, especially for small fragments that can cause large problems down the road.

 

[Pugsley]

Yeah the other side looked ok. At first I did not know what side had broke so I started on the drivers side and it was in one piece and looked good and straight with no twisting on the splines.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

You make a good point Joaquin . Whenever one of our axles break we take the whole assembly apart and inspect everything, especially for small fragments that can cause large problems down the road.

Was that a pun?
That looks like a pun!
Hey, that was pretty punny !!!

 

[rustystud]

Was that a pun?
That looks like a pun!
Hey, that was pretty punny !!!

Every now and then my last two brain cells rub together and come up with something either funny or punny !

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Every now and then my last two brain cells rub together and come up with something either funny or punny !

...and a SPARK is born!



Glad you've got a great sense of humor.

 

[Stykz]

Hey, that all seems familiar! Except my axle didn't do me a favor of impeding my mobility before frying the front bearings and dropping the wheel and hub

When in doubt its best to tear down and thoroughly inspect. Without a doubt, it still doesn't hurt anything to inspect.

 

[rustystud]

Hey, that all seems familiar! Except my axle didn't do me a favor of impeding my mobility before frying the front bearings and dropping the wheel and hub

When in doubt its best to tear down and thoroughly inspect. Without a doubt, it still doesn't hurt anything to inspect.

That's for sure !

 

[rustystud]

...and a SPARK is born!



Glad you've got a great sense of humor.

A sense of humor is mandatory around my home ! It's either laugh or cry, and crying just gets messy !

 

[Another Ahab]

Hey, that all seems familiar! Except my axle didn't do me a favor of impeding my mobility before frying the front bearings and dropping the wheel and hub

I'm thinking that must have been pretty thrilling to be at the wheel when THAT happened. Yikes.

 

[rustystud]

I'm thinking that must have been pretty thrilling to be at the wheel when THAT happened. Yikes.

That reminds me when my best friend and I where traveling down I-5 from Seattle to Phoenix to go to trade school. He was driving an old ex-cop car (Chrysler) and was out in front. We where in the fast lane (far left) when all of a sudden his car turned right towards the shoulder crossing all lanes still going 60 miles an hour. He slammed on the brakes and skidded in the gravel of the shoulder. When I pulled up behind him he was already out of the car talking and swearing in a hysterical manner ! It took a few minutes for him to calm down and tell me the right front wheel had stopped turning . After trying to repair it for a few hours we gave up and had a passerby call a tow truck for us. Later we found the bearings had seized to the spindle and bearing cups totally welding themselves. To this day he has never forgotten to check his front wheel bearings on a trip !