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RE: stub axle slight damage

To: "'John Hobson'" <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>,
Subject: RE: stub axle slight damage
From: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 12:54:21 +0100
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hobson [mailto:goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk]
> 
> Was cleaning up my stub axle last night and noticed that it 
> had a slight
> nick less than a millimetre wide and just over a millimetre 
> long on the
> tapered conical bit.  Will this be a problem, do I need to replace the
> stub axle?  The rest of it is shiny new and unworn.

Hi John,
        I wouldn't be unduly concrned about slight damage to the tapered
section as there is no contact with either of the bearings here. It might be
worth polishing out if there is a defined corner to the damaged area as it
could potentially form a stress crack from this point, but in all honesty I
doubt you would have any problems here,
        Cheers,
                Bill.

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