axle sleeve questions
09-01-2012, 04:46 PM
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axle sleeve questions
long an short i have heard nightmares about banging in the nitro sleeves and i am not talented enough with a welder to use the weld in. so here are my questions
what would happen if you did not weld the sleeves. i know it would not be a tight enough fit to act as one tube but wouldnt it provide some protection (if you could explain i would appreciate it).
i have used a two part bonding agent for sheet metal with great success. what are the opinions of using this on the weld in sleeves? how tight a fit are they?
what would happen if you did not weld the sleeves. i know it would not be a tight enough fit to act as one tube but wouldnt it provide some protection (if you could explain i would appreciate it).
i have used a two part bonding agent for sheet metal with great success. what are the opinions of using this on the weld in sleeves? how tight a fit are they?
09-01-2012, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by themoneyshot
long an short i have heard nightmares about banging in the nitro sleeves and i am not talented enough with a welder to use the weld in. so here are my questions
what would happen if you did not weld the sleeves. i know it would not be a tight enough fit to act as one tube but wouldnt it provide some protection (if you could explain i would appreciate it).
i have used a two part bonding agent for sheet metal with great success. what are the opinions of using this on the weld in sleeves? how tight a fit are they?
what would happen if you did not weld the sleeves. i know it would not be a tight enough fit to act as one tube but wouldnt it provide some protection (if you could explain i would appreciate it).
i have used a two part bonding agent for sheet metal with great success. what are the opinions of using this on the weld in sleeves? how tight a fit are they?
09-01-2012, 07:59 PM
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I'm thinking of doing the same thing myself. To me just having the sleeves in there is helping yeah I know welding them bonds them but the outer tube can again become the weak point with the holes drilled in it. I'm gonna do just what you are suggesting use something to bond them just to keep it from moving around in the outer tube and stick it in there I have no welding skills and out east I really don't know anyone who would weld them, to me if you screw it up then you will need a new front. Im just waiting for some funds to get the sleeves, but this is what I'm gonna do especially since its still under warranty I think they would frown on the holes drilled in the axles.
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Just a thought, but having weld in sleeves not welded in......why spend the funds on the sleeves? Hell youre there anyway. Pull the axel and take it to a shop so its done right. Dont go the 90 and leave the 10.
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Originally Posted by Bull
Just a thought, but having weld in sleeves not welded in......why spend the funds on the sleeves? Hell youre there anyway. Pull the axel and take it to a shop so its done right. Dont go the 90 and leave the 10.