[Healeys] Stub Axles and Bearings

rrengineer @dslextreme.com rrengineer at dslextreme.com
Wed Apr 8 02:42:54 MDT 2009


I wonder if someone does a service like stub axle welding here in the
States?
Mike MacLean
56 BN2
60 AN5

On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 12:18 AM, <sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au> wrote:

> Blokes
>
> The problem of cracking and weakness at the root of the axle shaft is the
> lack of material thickness. From the wheel and bearing side is looks like a
> big sloid lump of axle, have a look in the back, it is very much hollowed
> out. In Aust. we machine the old axle off, bore out the centre of the
> remaining stub axle forging and press fit and weld in a new high tensile
> axle with a locating flange on the back side.
>
> Bearing spacers are well documented in heavy duty industrial transmissions
> as required to assist with bearing location, pre-setting of running
> clearances AND to preventing slide on fitting bearings from rotating on the
> shafts. Trust me.
>
> Normally in high load applications ALL bearings are a press - on fit so
> that they do not rotate or move on the shaft
>
> Joe
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