[Healeys] stub axles

[Bob Spidell]

One simple test passed on by my father is the "ring test."  Hold the 
axle at one end and rap the axle with a ballpein hammer--you should hear 
a tuning fork-like ring; if it's a dull thud that doesn't resonate 
you've probably got a crack (cracks damp the natural resonance of the 
metal).

Not a substitute for a dye-penetrant test, but helpful.


bs


awgertoo at aol.com wrote:
> What is the recommended procedure to best test stub axles.  I have  several 
> sets of the three-part spray-on revealant and if the cracks are commonly  
> found where the splined portion and the mounting flange meet at the "base  of 
> the curve" it would seem to me that this could be done with the stub  axles 
> in place.  Or do you think this should be done front and back and/or  that 
> their being mounted would prohibit good prep, cleaning and application  of 
> the various spray-on elements.
>  
> Thoughts please?
>  
> Best--Michael Oritt
>   


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Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell at comcast.net

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