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Why had the axle saddles gone like this

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 2:20 pm
by dazerede
Look at it and the axle saddles have gone like this they where alright when I chaned the springs about 2 mounths ago :er:

So I will take of axle next Sunday as I have a week of college and I can walk to work will inbestigate the situation and go from there migtbend out put a layer of weld on it and go from there if not cut off and make a set of new saddles or even better use the spare Spanish rear axle casing as if has good spoa saddles as I hae just looked

Re: Why had the axle saddles gone like this

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:04 pm
by ferris
Is it actually bent or has the axle just turned slightly?

I would guess the u bolts weren't tight enough and it's caused slight axle wrap.

Is that the front or back?

Re: Why had the axle saddles gone like this

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:26 pm
by dazerede
It the rear axle

I will tighten the u bolts and go from there I have a spare axle casing so I might swap it over

Re: Why had the axle saddles gone like this

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:21 pm
by Rhinoman
I would guess that the bolts weren't tightened enough or were over tightened and stretched a little.