22-11-2020, 06:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 22-11-2020, 06:54 PM by Howard Wright.)
Hi All
Everything was going really well with my axle build until I tightened up the flange bolts for the final time. Whilst the pinion moved the crown wheel quite freely during the meshing process I hadn’t checked the planet wheels. Tightening up the flange bolts caused the differential action to stiffen up. The pinion still moves the crown wheel quite freely but the planet wheels are almost locked.
After some head scratching I’ve discovered that the flange of the axle tube is bent at one bolt position and I think this might be causing the problem. It is about 1/16” out of line.
Any ideas on how to flatten the flange? Should I use heat or just cold bend against a former?
Cheers
Howard
Picture may help
Everything was going really well with my axle build until I tightened up the flange bolts for the final time. Whilst the pinion moved the crown wheel quite freely during the meshing process I hadn’t checked the planet wheels. Tightening up the flange bolts caused the differential action to stiffen up. The pinion still moves the crown wheel quite freely but the planet wheels are almost locked.
After some head scratching I’ve discovered that the flange of the axle tube is bent at one bolt position and I think this might be causing the problem. It is about 1/16” out of line.
Any ideas on how to flatten the flange? Should I use heat or just cold bend against a former?
Cheers
Howard
Picture may help