I have never had an axle failure (on a swing axle Spit anyway) but it
seems that since the bearing rides right on the axle shaft, when the
bearing fails, it will chew up the shaft and weaken it.
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: M D "Doc" Nugent [mailto:docnugent@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:08 PM
To: spitlist@COX.NET; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Rear axle failure
I keep hearing that Spitfire rear axles are fragile,
but I don't hear any details.
When a rear axle fails, what actually happens:
- the axle shaft fractures
- the splines on the axle shaft shear off
- the u-joint comes apart
- something else?
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