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Re: axle keyways
Posted by 'd-i-y71' on 01 Oct 2014 @ 10:14

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As will be obvious from my first post in this thread I knew nothing about 50 mm axles, never had one , seen one bare, or wanted one. I would have been put off by, the impossibility of moving the rears in for the wet, the obvious difficulty in staightening such a thin gauge tube, the enormous and heavy bearings required, and a general impression that this was progress backwards for commercial and 'fashion' reasons. I am now told that 6 or 7.5 mm holes are drilled in highly stressed areas of the axle!!!!!! and flats filed on the light gauge tube.!!!! Was there really any problem with 40mm or even 30 mm axles. I had none. With regard to OP question I think it depends on the hubs and how they are used. If the design is good giving good clamping action along the hub and they are not run overhung then I think you would be okay to redrill these holes only ideally smaller ones as mentioned by RI above.but the body of experienced opinion disagrees.

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axle keyways by 'ranny' (29 Sep 2014 @ 18:23)

Re: axle keyways by 'd-i-y71' (29 Sep 2014 @ 19:19)

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Re: axle key-holes by 'raceinstructor' (30 Sep 2014 @ 15:09)

Re: axle key-holes by 'BrianP' (30 Sep 2014 @ 15:15)

Re: axle key-holes by 'ranny' (30 Sep 2014 @ 19:06)

Re: axle key-holes by 'goman' (30 Sep 2014 @ 19:46)

Re: axle key-holes by 'SimonS' (30 Sep 2014 @ 21:48)

Re: axle key-holes by 'faster' (01 Oct 2014 @ 23:02)

Re: axle key-holes by 'd-i-y71' (02 Oct 2014 @ 10:11)

Re: axle key-holes by 'SimonS' (02 Oct 2014 @ 10:27)

Re: axle key-holes by 'alanrr' (30 Sep 2014 @ 23:29)

Re: axle key-holes by 'ranny' (01 Oct 2014 @ 8:12)

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