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Offline califkid_66

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half shaft rubbing
« on: Sunday,July 25, 2021, 12:23:34 PM »
after long ride i always do an inspection
spotted a problem half shaft was rubbing on muffler
anyone know the wall thickness of the half shaft tube
the rubbing removed surface rust scratched the surface
i modified the muffler doesn’t rub anymore
was lucky i caught it on time
do i have to change it or the wall is thick enough
im gonna measure the outside diameter and compare it to the section that didn’t rub
« Last Edit: Sunday,July 25, 2021, 12:29:00 PM by califkid_66 »

Offline BDA

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Re: half shaft rubbing
« Reply #1 on: Sunday,July 25, 2021, 12:29:47 PM »
You’ll run through a lot of mufflers before you hurt your half shaft!

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Re: half shaft rubbing
« Reply #2 on: Sunday,July 25, 2021, 02:57:33 PM »
ok thanks!!! BDA  i was thinking lotus and add lightness i was wondering about the thickness of the tubes
my hammer convinced the muffler not to do it again

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Re: half shaft rubbing
« Reply #3 on: Sunday,July 25, 2021, 06:31:11 PM »
I don't know the wall thickness of the tube but it's certainly thinner than anything typically used these days.

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Re: half shaft rubbing
« Reply #4 on: Sunday,July 25, 2021, 08:03:01 PM »
Half-shaft should be fine.  Patch the muffler!

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Re: half shaft rubbing
« Reply #5 on: Monday,July 26, 2021, 04:01:08 AM »
after fixing the clearance issue i mig welded the cracks so it’s ok now one thing i did is i put some
green paper tape all around where it rubbed and went for a ride tape still there no sign of rubbing anymore but after this im really starting to look at twin links specially the one that fits original half shaft