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<blockquote data-quote="clr1001" data-source="post: 15165" data-attributes="member: 1570"><p>I forgot to address this in the earlier thread: Even with the wear on the top of the old axle tube, it was still 1/4" thick at the thinnest point. The normal wall thickness of the axle tube is about 1/2" thick. I added that outside sleeve, and that increased the total wall thickness by 1/2", bringing the thinnest point to 3/4", and the majority of the axle tube is now 1" thick. I don't think I'll have any problems with the axle now, but I will definitely let you know if I do. I also didn't have room earlier to write about installing the new bearings and the speedy-sleeve: I found a piece of pipe (about 5' long) just a little bit bigger in diameter than the diameter of the axle shaft. I stood the axle shaft on its head, and I used this pipe as a slide-hammer to drive the new bearing on. It really worked slick. For the speedy-sleeve for the axle seal, I used the hub itself as a slide hammer to press the sleeve on, but lacked about 1/4" from getting it completely seated. Luckily, I ordered 2 sleeves in case I messed something up. I put the 2nd sleeve next to the first sleeve, and used the hub to press the 1st sleeve the remaining 1/4". I used a very sharp wood chisel and gently went around the crack between the 2 sleeves and separated them and popped the 2nd sleeve off. If anybody else does this, be very careful for a couple reasons: 1st, the sleeves are $17 each. 2nd, the sleeves are very soft. I started the 1st sleeve on with a brass punch, and it actually burred the edge of the sleeve a little bit. I cleaned it up with a needle file, and it was just fine. 3rd, if you use the same procedure I did, you have to be careful not to chisel into the axle shaft while removing the 2nd speedy-sleeve.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clr1001, post: 15165, member: 1570"] I forgot to address this in the earlier thread: Even with the wear on the top of the old axle tube, it was still 1/4" thick at the thinnest point. The normal wall thickness of the axle tube is about 1/2" thick. I added that outside sleeve, and that increased the total wall thickness by 1/2", bringing the thinnest point to 3/4", and the majority of the axle tube is now 1" thick. I don't think I'll have any problems with the axle now, but I will definitely let you know if I do. I also didn't have room earlier to write about installing the new bearings and the speedy-sleeve: I found a piece of pipe (about 5' long) just a little bit bigger in diameter than the diameter of the axle shaft. I stood the axle shaft on its head, and I used this pipe as a slide-hammer to drive the new bearing on. It really worked slick. For the speedy-sleeve for the axle seal, I used the hub itself as a slide hammer to press the sleeve on, but lacked about 1/4" from getting it completely seated. Luckily, I ordered 2 sleeves in case I messed something up. I put the 2nd sleeve next to the first sleeve, and used the hub to press the 1st sleeve the remaining 1/4". I used a very sharp wood chisel and gently went around the crack between the 2 sleeves and separated them and popped the 2nd sleeve off. If anybody else does this, be very careful for a couple reasons: 1st, the sleeves are $17 each. 2nd, the sleeves are very soft. I started the 1st sleeve on with a brass punch, and it actually burred the edge of the sleeve a little bit. I cleaned it up with a needle file, and it was just fine. 3rd, if you use the same procedure I did, you have to be careful not to chisel into the axle shaft while removing the 2nd speedy-sleeve. [/QUOTE]
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