I am in the process of replacing my rear axle. I am going to attempt to push the old one out with the new one, and hopefully everything will stay together and I can simply thread the nut on the end and go. Has anyone else ever done this, are there any tricks to it? I don't really want to tear the suspension out to do this. Apparently Yamaha sells a special tool just for this purpose.
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I have only done it the old fashioned way..and am good at it now.Piece by piece...
Yah, you can do it. Be sure to loosen the track first and suspend the rear of the sled. It also helps to use a bushing over the threaded end of the shaft that is the same size as the rest of the shaft and extends beyond the end of the threads. Without this the washers will try to catch on the shoulder where the threads end.
One down side is that the shaft will be installed the wrong way and a worn out bearing will attempt to loosen the nut. What I did was do it twice using a plain shaft for the first pass.
Why are changing the axle? Is it a good time to pull the skid and inspect it while you are at it anyway. Pulling and replacing the axle is very easy with the skid out. All you have to remember is that the washers go next to the rails. Get all the spacers and wheels in the right places (very easy to figure out) and it is done.
One down side is that the shaft will be installed the wrong way and a worn out bearing will attempt to loosen the nut. What I did was do it twice using a plain shaft for the first pass.
Why are changing the axle? Is it a good time to pull the skid and inspect it while you are at it anyway. Pulling and replacing the axle is very easy with the skid out. All you have to remember is that the washers go next to the rails. Get all the spacers and wheels in the right places (very easy to figure out) and it is done.
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It should have been changed a while back. The threads on the axle were toast and the nut would not back off or tighten, but would bind up.
Long story short, I had a bearing go bad in my rear wheel which was likely caused by the axle not being tight enough. I had no choice but to remove it, so I turned the nut until the threads bound up and then twisted the threaded portion of the shaft off.
I would like to avoid having to pull the suspension, so I am going to try pushing it through and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, the suspension will come out.
Long story short, I had a bearing go bad in my rear wheel which was likely caused by the axle not being tight enough. I had no choice but to remove it, so I turned the nut until the threads bound up and then twisted the threaded portion of the shaft off.
I would like to avoid having to pull the suspension, so I am going to try pushing it through and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, the suspension will come out.
Get a shaft of the same size and chase the old one out, then chase the new on back in with the new shaft and a bushing over the threads.