Axle rebuild

[Michael Schneider]

Michael Schneider submitted a new resource:

Axle rebuild - Rebuilding and cleaning SR axles

Quick tutorial on rebuilding the SR axle.

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[Late Entry Motorsports]

Looks like the link is gone. What are you using for grease in your axles? What about venting the boots do you use spray straws?

 

[Sam Reed]

@Michael Schneider , seems you closed down your youtube account? Would you be willing to repost the video?

 

[Michael Schneider]

@Michael Schneider , seems you closed down your youtube account? Would you be willing to repost the video?

It's back up. Had a technical issue and moved everything to a new channel

 

[Michael Schneider]

Looks like the link is gone. What are you using for grease in your axles? What about venting the boots do you use spray straws?

It should be updated now. Let me know if that link has any issues

 

[John H]

@Michael Schneider Hye just FYI the axle in the video was rebuilt incorrectly. There is an aligment between inner and outer race you missed. Wide to narrow and narrow to wide.

Right:

Wrong:

 

[Sam Reed]

I've made the same mistake...

 

[Bret DiGiacomo]

Michael Schneider submitted a new resource:

Axle rebuild - Rebuilding and cleaning SR axles



Read more about this resource...

Love videos like this! Keep ‘em comin!

 

[John H]

I've made the same mistake...

Like you just realized or in the past?

 

[Sam Reed]

Like you just realized or in the past?

Last season. I got it back together and it had no mobility at all. Wouldn't move properly. And the alignment of the short/long grooves was why.

 

[Michael Schneider]

@Michael Schneider Hye just FYI the axle in the video was rebuilt incorrectly. There is an aligment between inner and outer race you missed. Wide to narrow and narrow to wide.

Right:

Wrong:

This is absolutely correct. Thank you for pointing that out.

 

[David Hosie]

Cv race alignment is critical they go together but don’t work! Had a mechanic do it on one of my FR cars 20 years ago. Cost us a customer and him his job!

 

[John H]

Couple things to add, unless you're a masochist, plug the holes before packing with grease 3/16 vacuum caps work great. Or, if you want to be the indisputable coolest kid on the playground you can print your own custom plug + cover from TPU. ~80 grams is a standard amount of grease and it's already overkill

Reason I had these off was because the outsides were coming loose. I'm going to red thread lock them along with nordlocks, serviceability be damned, I refuse to let these come loose again. Little extra time during service vs peace of mind is an easy trade.