By argonaut II on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I've broken 2 axles,anouther has snapped today while on the test run.
The axel becomes discolored right where the shaft enters the bearings on the machine & this is where the axel snaps.
Am I missing a part ? or is this just the Family bad luck ?
could it be from normal wear after all these years ?
The golf cart tires I'm useing shouldn't have an effect should it ?

Any advice on the subject would be great, would be nice to drive this at least one day without a breakdown.

By scrambler71 on Unrecorded Date: Edit

to argoaut
from
scrambler71
daveyoder
you might have just lost apart
and it also be your axles could need to
be tighted up
and it could be bad luck
and normal wear and tear
you can make new ones
i hope this help
daveyoder
scrambler71

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

WHAT MODLE CAT??? ON SOME THE AXLE ENTERS DRIVE TUBE WICH IS IN THE BEARINGS, AND STAYS IN THE BEARINGS WHEN AXLE IS REMOVED TOO!
ON THOUGHS YOUD NEED TO CHECK CLOASLY CAUS THERES PROBLE WORN OUT BEARINGS THERE, ALSO OUTER SEAL MAY BE A PROBLEM,
AND ANOTHER MODLE CAT HAS A CONE SHAPED BEARING, THESE MUST BE PROPERLY ADGUSTED AND COULD GET HOT ENOPH TO RUIN TEMPER IN AXLE IF TOO TIGH, ALSO BEARING MIGHT BE CRAP BY NOW TOO!
ROADWOLF MIGHT HAVE A PIC OF THE AXLE SETUP THAT HAS THE CONE SHAPED BEARINGS,

By argonautII on Unrecorded Date: Edit

TY for the replys

I believe I have the Bearings that are sealed inside of the tube.

I am guessing these are sealed bearings & cant be greased.

Since Im running this Amphicat without a body there is no outter seal to speak of,I'm assuming this seal is for water on the axel....

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

ARGONAUT, THEY MAY BE NO OTHER WAY EXEPT THAT OF DISASEMBLY OF AN AXLE SETUP, THIS WAY AT LEAST YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TYPE BEARINGS YOU HAVE AND WTETHER YOU NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT THEM FROM ENVIROMENT SOMEHOW,
ASK ROADWOLF (PHILIP OSBORN ) FOR A PIC HE MAY STILL HAVE OF ONE CONE SHAPED BEARING SETUP I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE, OR YOU COULD TAKE PICS OF YOURS FOR US,
ARE YOU MAKEING YOUR OWN REPLACEMENT AXLES? THEY NEED TO BE HARDEND I BELEAVE,

By argonaut II on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Thanks for the replys all

When ever i try and Email the owner of this web site I can't get a reply.wanted parts list for pricing body axels and so on - oh well - must be something in my email went buggy.

I'll try and repair or sell.not sure yet what I can do.

TY again