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chuck pierce

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went to the swap meet lookin for a stock straight axle.found one complete.dirty old been sittin for a number of years.askin 350.00 for front and rear.offered 180 for front only.bought it for 200.00.only thing i asked was is it straight.said oh yeah,it was pulled a number of years ago and had been sittin out back.so i take it home pull it apart clean it cut brackets weld truss brace ect ect.dissasemble third member,install my brand new detroit and chrome molly axles,or should i say axle! cuz when i went to install the drivers side what do you know.wouldnt go.BENT BIGGER N ****!.so any how my fault for not being more observant of my purchase.and second of all for trustin the efn d-bag that sold me the axle.my son and i spent 16 years in the motorcycle racing community with good luck and good people.the first ****in thing i buy used for my new project and i get took.i'm sure this aint common but it still sucks.so now im on hold till i find another housing,anybody know where i can get one.preferably straight.thats why its called a STRAIGHT axle.thanx chuck 206 510 6172.
 
how bad is it bent, could it have been from the truss when you welded it? not trying to be the ****, just wondering
 
Playing devils advocate...

Its passable the seller did not know it was bent. Seen that happen a time or 2.

What gets me, you would have noticed a problem when you pulled the axles out of it. Now I suspect that maybe it got bent from welding the truss to it--because if not done properly it could have easily caused it to bend...

It sucks though either way...
 
Bent axles are more common then many people think. I think finding a straight one is less common than bent......
Most people assume thiers is straight and most are wrong.:booo:
 
no, it is possible that he was not aware of it.and if so im the dumb ass.as far as the welding of the truss.i did it per recomendations and dont believe that is the reason.new to this game.but did notice the drivers birf was a bit difficult to remove upon teardown.anyhow just anxious to get it up in the woods again.know where i can pick up a housing any help appreciated chuck.
 
Binder said:
Bent axles are more common then many people think. I think finding a straight one is less common than bent......
Most people assume thiers is straight and most are wrong.:booo:
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i KNOW mine is bent:mad:

question.....how to determine if one is straight? ive got a spare housing, but i dont want to start building to find out its bent too.
 
installing the birfs will be a first for me,but installing axles is not.you can look up the tube and see the axle is not contacting the axle seal on the top side,the tube is bent.
 
I'm guessing you are talking about a toyota front axle? Newsflash - they are all bent. That's what happens when you have a housing made out of tuna cans.
 
Bent axles are more common that you would think, I've seen hundred's, even some brand new in the box housings are not straight.
 
Jay W said:
What were the hints it's a Toyota? The price? Or just the fact that it's bent?:eeek:
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Using the term "straight axle". Common for toy guys to use that term. Next was the "cromo axles"--another term most toy guys use when dealing with bobby's birfs :awesomework:
 
crash said:
Using the term "straight axle". Common for toy guys to use that term. Next was the "cromo axles"--another term most toy guys use when dealing with bobby's birfs :awesomework:
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Actually, after his thread title, I read it as he was looking for a straight (not bent) axle.


"went to the swap meet lookin for a stock straight axle."
 
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