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Post by Tony on Apr 7, 2018 2:06:53 GMT
Tad Olmsted just completed my annual and after the Matco axle inspection he found and fixed the main gear axle in the picture below. Completely sheared off. Get yours checked if you have Matcos.   |
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Post by ChiMike on Apr 7, 2018 23:39:57 GMT
Any shimmy or vibrations issues noted before the inspection?
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Post by Glenn on Apr 7, 2018 23:52:19 GMT
Tad Olmsted just completed my annual and after the Matco axle inspection he found and fixed the main gear axle in the picture below. Completely sheared off. Get yours checked if you have Matcos. I have Matcos and it looks like mine that we discovered broken last year during annual. I had to replace 2 bearings also. The bearings felt very gritty. There is a chance this might have been caused by over torque. Time will tell. If it happens again I'm blaming the parts. Glenn |
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Post by stroudj on Apr 7, 2018 23:52:28 GMT
I suspect that axle was cracked and during the process of removing the axle nut the axle broke. Because of the nylon locking ring, takes a lot of torque to remove/install the axle nut.
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Post by Tony on Apr 8, 2018 0:34:33 GMT
Any shimmy or vibrations issues noted before the inspection? There was no shimmy or any indication. Apparently the main cause is over torquing. |
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Post by Tony on Apr 8, 2018 0:40:01 GMT
Tad Olmsted just completed my annual and after the Matco axle inspection he found and fixed the main gear axle in the picture below. Completely sheared off. Get yours checked if you have Matcos. I have Matcos and it looks like mine that we discovered broken last year during annual. I had to replace 2 bearings also. The bearings felt very gritty. There is a chance this might have been caused by over torque. Time will tell. If it happens again I'm blaming the parts. Glenn I wish there was an easier way to monitor the axles short of removing them to inspect. A hard landing might have been very interesting. |
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Post by Tony on Apr 8, 2018 0:41:39 GMT
I suspect that axle was cracked and during the process of removing the axle nut the axle broke. Because of the nylon locking ring, takes a lot of torque to remove/install the axle nut. That makes sense. It looks like the break was fresh. |
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