wellll... i was planning to machine the front axle, due to the fact it was manufactured incorrectly, so what do you do when you have access to a horizontal mill? you FIX IT!!
but thats the rear axle I'm covering...? ok so i had planned on painting the ends of the axel's just so it looked tidy....
So here is the axle up on the mill bed in a special chuck... cant exactly remember what its called
So wait why did i machine down the end? well what was happening was the socket was getting really stuck on the end.. like i had to hit it with a hammer to get it off.. fun!! the socket was also biting into the hex points... as you can see below...
So here you can see that I have made a full pass on the axle... I found that i was 0.22 of a mm out... so i fixed that up and she fits very snug!
Below you can see how bad the part once was... ie the "corroded" and the "mill" "finish
now for paint.... welllllll i had to go alloy finish paint... because i reckon it gives it a bit of "factory finish" to it and it doesn't make it an eyesore.. also sandblasted the ends and spacers and head of the bolts... i left the actual axle shank alone as you are meant to keep it as shiny as possible..
this one is a bit blurry but you should get the jist of it!
Stay Tuned!!!
but thats the rear axle I'm covering...? ok so i had planned on painting the ends of the axel's just so it looked tidy....
So here is the axle up on the mill bed in a special chuck... cant exactly remember what its called
So wait why did i machine down the end? well what was happening was the socket was getting really stuck on the end.. like i had to hit it with a hammer to get it off.. fun!! the socket was also biting into the hex points... as you can see below...
So here you can see that I have made a full pass on the axle... I found that i was 0.22 of a mm out... so i fixed that up and she fits very snug!
Below you can see how bad the part once was... ie the "corroded" and the "mill" "finish
now for paint.... welllllll i had to go alloy finish paint... because i reckon it gives it a bit of "factory finish" to it and it doesn't make it an eyesore.. also sandblasted the ends and spacers and head of the bolts... i left the actual axle shank alone as you are meant to keep it as shiny as possible..
this one is a bit blurry but you should get the jist of it!
Stay Tuned!!!