STLbanshee Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Ok, so I was changing my cearier bearings today, and well everything was going ok till I had to get the axle out. so I figured I would take a plastic hammer and hit the axle on the end where the hub goes, but my dumb ass didnt put the bolt back on before I started to hit it, and well I get it all back together and well the hub bolt wont go back on, well come to find out, you know the holes where the cotter pin goes thru on the end of the axle, from hitting them on the end, it bent in, and made the threads bow out, so the bolt will not fit back on cause its to big, so is there anything I can do, or do I have to buy a new axle, and this sucks cause theres no point in buying a stock axle when Im gunna get a +2 axle in the future, but I have stock front a-arms, so if I get a +2, handleing is gunna suck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton eyed Joe Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Ok, so I was changing my cearier bearings today, and well everything was going ok till I had to get the axle out. so I figured I would take a plastic hammer and hit the axle on the end where the hub goes, but my dumb ass didnt put the bolt back on before I started to hit it, and well I get it all back together and well the hub bolt wont go back on, well come to find out, you know the holes where the cotter pin goes thru on the end of the axle, from hitting them on the end, it bent in, and made the threads bow out, so the bolt will not fit back on cause its to big, so is there anything I can do, or do I have to buy a new axle, and this sucks cause theres no point in buying a stock axle when Im gunna get a +2 axle in the future, but I have stock front a-arms, so if I get a +2, handleing is gunna suck.. Dont feel bad. I think everyone here has messed up either those, or the a-arm ball joints doing the same thing. Always use nuts to support the ends. I'm not sure of the thread size and pitch, but I would assume its a 12mm x 1.5 or 1.75 thread. Go buy a die from ACE hardware or an industrial supply and chase the threads if they aren't totally trashed. If not, you can grind those threads on the end down to get the nut on. The nut doesn't use those threads to hold anything, they are just there so they can be crossdrilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruff_rida69 Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 I did the same thing replacing my axle bearings, I'll I did was just like cotten eyed joe said, grind down the end enough so that you can get the nut on, I have'nt had any problems with it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBB Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 STLBill, unless where you ride has real narrow trails (which I assume it isn't since you want a +2 axle & a-arms eventually), just installing a +2 axle alone will only improve handling. Trust me, a +2 axle alone with stock a-arms makes a big improvement in handling alone, and if for some odd reason you didn't like it, you can always go back to the stock width...my LSR +2 axle uses a spacer on each end that will let you go back & forth between stock width and +2. So if all else fails I would highly recommend investing in a Lonestar axle right now, you got the prefect excuse to upgrade... BTW to avoid havin' to beat the axle out in the future, I would also highly recommend installing a grease zerk on the carrier. The only time I've taken mine apart after having done that everything came apart like it was buttered. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNEDEMON Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 If the end of the axle is distorted way out of shape (looks like a mushroom head) you will probably have a hard time getting a die to thread on. You may have to grind the end slightly to get back to a more uniform diameter, then use a thread file (metric) to clean up the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99screaminshee Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 yea just grinf enough to get the nut back on buf if the threads r fucked up where the nut has to sit against the hub ur pretty much screwed u can try grinding a lil off the hub on both sides just enough to get a good thread also keep an eye on it whatever u do may cause the hub nut to come loose and fly off so becareful think it out and keep an eye on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dextreme Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 I too made the same mistake once. I used a die to correct the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLbanshee Posted February 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 the treads are just messed up by the holes, cause of me beating on the end of the axle, it mushroomed and squished the holes. So if I just grind the threads off around the holes, will there still be enough threads on there to be ok? Or will I still have to use a die to thread new threads? I mean its not like majorily distored, I just barely noticed it, cause the nut wouldnt go back on.. Like the holes arnt complete hammered shut.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 machine shop can fix it easily. take it to them. shouldnt cost you much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
. Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 yeah...its not a regular die to be able to rethread it. I would die it to get the threads right again so you dont cross thread getting the nut on. You should be alright....my dumbass beat on the nut with it on the axle and I didnt hit it exactly square and the next thing I know the nut was sideways. I know someone at the local dealership and borrowed the die for an hour and fixed the threads up. You should be alright....but its always a good excuse to upgrade Future reference, when hammering the axle out, use a socket that will rest on where the hub butts up against, and hammer on the socket. It'll save the threads from any impact at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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