bansheed5 Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 While riding today, my left rear wheel fell off. Luckily in a field. When i bought the quad, for some reason, where you would put the cotterpin in, The axel was cut off at the point, so there is no where for a pin to go in. Im assuming the nut just backed off and fell off because of no cotterpin. Anyway, now my threads on the axel are stripped, and i cant put a new nut on there tight. If i run a die on the threads will that be a sufficient fix, or am i likely to have to replace the axel. By the way, i dont know if this has ever happened to any of you, but dont let it. Scary sh*t, even in a dirt field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshee Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Wow... doesnt sound too fun. If it was that scary I would just replace the axle and not worry about it anymore. You can get a g-force from rockymountainatv.com for $199. They have a lifetime warrenty, and width adjustibility. I would not put up with that kind of stuff, but im anal about my bike. If it looks shady at all, its gone for me. I would replace it, 200 dollars for an axle is a lot cheaper then the harm you could do you yourself if that came off at high speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheed5 Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Wow... doesnt sound too fun. If it was that scary I would just replace the axle and not worry about it anymore. You can get a g-force from rockymountainatv.com for $199. They have a lifetime warrenty, and width adjustibility. I would not put up with that kind of stuff, but im anal about my bike. If it looks shady at all, its gone for me. I would replace it, 200 dollars for an axle is a lot cheaper then the harm you could do you yourself if that came off at high speeds. Yea, it wasnt fun. And of course it happens when I was riding alone, doing some 2-stroke Tuning. I think im going to run a die on it, see how that looks/works, and go from there. Anybody ever run a die on an axle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91banshee Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 While riding today, my left rear wheel fell off. Luckily in a field. When i bought the quad, for some reason, where you would put the cotterpin in, The axel was cut off at the point, so there is no where for a pin to go in. Im assuming the nut just backed off and fell off because of no cotterpin. Anyway, now my threads on the axel are stripped, and i cant put a new nut on there tight. If i run a die on the threads will that be a sufficient fix, or am i likely to have to replace the axel. By the way, i dont know if this has ever happened to any of you, but dont let it. Scary sh*t, even in a dirt field. crazy , i worry about that all the time so i always check my stuff out before i take off yea new axel from rmatv for 200 would fix that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 you can def fix the threads but you need to find a way to get a hole in there for a cotter pin. otherwise the same thing could happen again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Don't mess with trying to chase those stripped out threads. Just cut the axle off at the end where the threads start, and drill and tap it for a bolt. When you put the bolt in, just use a dab of lock tight. You will be good as new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeKid15 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Like everyone has stated, play it safe with the new axel... same thing happened to my a arms a while back where i stripped the threads on 2 a arms, i put a die on there and it would have worked... but for 100 i bought new a arms and now i can ride and not have to constantly worry about it. At least buy it for peace of mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheed5 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Sounds good. Thanks for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshee Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Id feel about as safe on you current axle as I did on my bike when I bought it.... Hub welded on... :shoothead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swrbansheeboy Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 (edited) i would replace it but you could chase the threads and get the nut as tight as you can without stripping it out then weld the nut to the end of the axle. you'll have to ditch the axle if you ever have to remove the hub again but it will buy you some time. as for why it's that way i'd assume at one time someone had to beat the axle out of the carrier and didnt put the nut on when they were pounding on it. is it the right rear? i let my buddies take my front end apart on my shee and didnt notice they had mushroomed the top of the ball joints till i got them back from chrome so i had to hack off the top where the cotter pins go and weld the nuts on so they cant back off. and for the scary ride i once went to test ride a shee for my girlfriend and had it out on the asphault going 4'th gear pinned and had the lower right balljoint come apart on me so i feel your pain on the scary part... bottom line, if you trust your welding skills and dont have the extra 2 bills you can take care of it but if you have the cash just get a new one so you dont have to worry about it coming apart...and that hub theshee posted looks like a nightmare. i would never weld a hub to an axle cause it ruins the hub. look's like they welded the studs in also? take it you had to cut it off to get the axle out of the carrier? i'll go above and beyond to keep from spending any cash i dont have to but thats just too much.... Edited April 24, 2007 by swrbansheeboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87sheerips Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I had this happen to me, luckily I caught it before it came all the way off. BUT, all the threads were toast. I chased them with a thread tool, which i dont know the technical name of. It is rectangular, and has about 8 differnet pitch angles on it. its like a file for threads pretty much. I jacked up the rear, and let it idle in 1st gear as I chased the threads. It actually worked great, but hopefully it snappped b/c that bike got stolen a while back!! its a cheap alternative if u dont have a die that big, they are $$$, or if you dont have $200 for a new axle..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheed5 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 yea, im going to run a die on it tonight at the shop. Got one from work, freebie. Well see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheed5 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Well, no go on the die idea. Threads are just to striped out. Time to start looking for a new axel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshee Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 G-force, from RMATV.... Hard to beat for the price. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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