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| technicalninja |
 Feb 10 2025, 11:25 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,531 Joined: 31-January 23 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 27,135 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Has anyone ever repaired a front axle?
The bearings can spin and reduce the axle diameter. Porsche AND Nissan (and lots of others) with old school front wheel bearings all have this issue. In the past I've simply replaced the strut. Both Z car and Porsche struts are getting rare and I was wondering if anyone had tried plating or maybe powder coat to restore the original diameter. Thoughts, suggestions? |
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| technicalninja |
Feb 10 2025, 12:58 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,531 Joined: 31-January 23 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 27,135 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I've southern engineered these in the past as well.
Red Loctite, Green "sleeve retainer", peening the shaft... All of those "fixes" are temporary in my book and the "glue it in" versions do not allow further wheel bearing adjustments without re-doing the glue. What I would like to find is something to slightly increase the diameter. 2 thousands would work fine. What I see OFTEN is the outer bearing spinning slightly and you end up with the outer bearing having too much "wiggle" on the shaft. Makes proper wheel bearing adjustment more difficult. I'm NOT trying to fix something that has turned color or cut a groove. I'm trying to improve bearing fit on a basically sound part. |
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technicalninja Front strut axle repairs Feb 10 2025, 11:25 AM
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