Re: The rear axel blues!
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/6/8 8:54:58
I don't understand. How can the axle scrape against the brake drum when the two of them are solidly fastened together? And how can the axle migrate outwards more than what you've allowed for with the end-play adjustment - the bearing cup which contains the bearing backs against the backing plate. And you mentioned "adjustment" of the key and keyway - no adjustment, you just put the key in the slot.
Something should be very apparent - it's a very simple assembly. And please, axle, not axel.
Maybe the attached will help you visualize how it goes together, it's from an earlier year but essentially the same. What's the chance that when you ground the end of the drum hub that you removed so much that the axle retaining nut and washer no longer can pull the drum tight on the taper - see the slight clearance in the illustration between the step at the outer end of the taper and the hub? If you ground off enough to eliminate that clearance the drum and axle shaft can no longer be properly fitted - grinding the end of the drum hub was just a very bad idea.
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Something should be very apparent - it's a very simple assembly. And please, axle, not axel.
Maybe the attached will help you visualize how it goes together, it's from an earlier year but essentially the same. What's the chance that when you ground the end of the drum hub that you removed so much that the axle retaining nut and washer no longer can pull the drum tight on the taper - see the slight clearance in the illustration between the step at the outer end of the taper and the hub? If you ground off enough to eliminate that clearance the drum and axle shaft can no longer be properly fitted - grinding the end of the drum hub was just a very bad idea.
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