[Spridgets] Axle thoughts...

[Bud Pazur]

I never broke an axle on my race Spridgets, but I broke one on my street
Bug, which I drive pretty gently. It broke at the end of the splines, and I
was able to pop the broken end out very easily. I now have a later half
shaft installed on that end.

Bud Pazur


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitterer Bob" <bkitterer at me.com>
To: "spridget list" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Axle thoughts...


> Early axles broke at the end of the splines, out side the
> differential,  but this was the result of radial fractures originating
> down the face of the splines to the center of the axle.  Both the
> metallurgy and the machining have changed since then an other than
> racers does anyone break an axle these days?
>
> Knock on wood,  I have not lost an axle since around 1965.
>
> Bob Kitterer
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> 2000 Miata Special Edition
>
> On Jun 6, 2009, at 7:47 AM, Bill Masquelier wrote:
>
> > I have never heard of an axle stripping out the splines to the
> > differential,
> > the common mode of failure is for the axle to break just as it comes
> > out of
> > the spline. The spline interface is not the weak point, the axle is.
> > What does
> > it matter if there is 1/2" less axle engaged if that area never
> > wears-out?
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