axle came loose while driving.
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axle came loose while driving.
while driving last night my axle came loose and i lost 4 of the 6 bolts and 1 of the half circle retaining rings. the cap (that goes into the diff) on the axle had also came off but i found that.
my question is, is if i have the cap and can make another half circle and buy 4 more bolts, should i really have to worry about anything? can the cap just pop back on? is there anything that i should know about the internal integrity of the axle?
my question is, is if i have the cap and can make another half circle and buy 4 more bolts, should i really have to worry about anything? can the cap just pop back on? is there anything that i should know about the internal integrity of the axle?
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can't really say unless you give a lil more info on the damage if any, i don't see why not. however, assuming this is a wheel axle, upon removal or installation you're supposed to make matchmarks because they're balanced. I've reinstalled wheel axles before for a friend and he didn't match-mark them and there was a slight vibration afterwards but not much I could do about it because he didn't mark the axles.
this also sounds like what happened in another case where a friend took his FC into a shop and they didn't torque the bolts down, we believe they hand-tightened them because it was a mess. there were some bolts that just came off by hand but the work done was dirt cheap so what can one expect.
this also sounds like what happened in another case where a friend took his FC into a shop and they didn't torque the bolts down, we believe they hand-tightened them because it was a mess. there were some bolts that just came off by hand but the work done was dirt cheap so what can one expect.
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im positive i used red thread locker as well, but i guess its possible i didnt torque them enough. today im supposed to get new bolts and another bracket. going to put all my strength into it this time
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