Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions??
Favoured: 0
|
|
|
TOPIC: Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions??
|
|
|
|
Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 10 Months, 1 Week ago
|
|
|
I bought my tire and wheel and I'm all ready to go,... Except I got no axle. Dan ( From Looneys) has been tryin for a couple of months now to get his but his source is back ordered,... Any other ideas??
|
|
|
|
 Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 10 Months, 1 Week ago
|
|
You can try www.narleychoppers.com They have an axle listed as a roadstar conversion axle but I'm not sure what it is.
I've seen lots of questions on here about these axles. Is there more to it than getting some bearings that fit both the new wheel and R* axle and spacers that fit your new wheel? |
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 10 Months, 1 Week ago
|
|
|
Thanks, I'll check out the link. I can't believe this is what's keeping me from riding!! It's a damn threaded rod!!! Who has done the conversion in the past??? What did you use???
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
Last Edit: 2012/07/13 03:32 By Tattooedmick.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 10 Months, 1 Week ago
|
|
Tattooedmick wrote:
Thanks, I'll check out the link. I can't believe this is what's keeping me from riding!! It's a damn threaded rod!!! Who has done the conversion in the past??? What did you use???
It is NOT a threaded rod. If you use a threaded rod... you will crash and burn horribly, at some time when the soft metal breaks from stress.
The axles on our bikes are specific machined metal to withstand the centripetal and gyroscopic forces introduced with a spinning weight.
Don Pelino aka "cyberchef" (L&D Custom Bike Wurks) has a very good setup and it is specifically designed to take those forces into account. His supplier keeps giving him some kind of excuse every time he calls them. From the sounds of it, they keep saying its a resource/time shortage, which leads me to think Don isn't "big" enough to garner any of it.
Please make sure you do not use threaded rod. It is *NOWHERE* near strong enough to handle the front, let alone the rear.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 10 Months, 1 Week ago
|
|
|
i ended up geting a 1" bearings and had custom wheel spacers made with built in reducing bushings. to convert the 22mm axle to work with the 1" (25.4mm) bearing. a member here made them out of stainless steel for me.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 10 Months, 1 Week ago
|
|
You should not use threaded rod to support anything more than a compression load. They are not made for torsional or shear loads. Even in tension (compression), it is a relatively weak structure due to the thread grooves. Think of them as a continuos fault line running the length of the part. Not made for sustained varying loads either. A threaded rod is pretty much a quick solution to needing a very long bolt of a given size for intermittent duty as a tool, shop aid, or fixture.  |
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 10 Months, 1 Week ago
|
|
|
I did the same thing
smokescreens wrote:
i ended up geting a 1" bearings and had custom wheel spacers made with built in reducing bushings. to convert the 22mm axle to work with the 1" (25.4mm) bearing. a member here made them out of stainless steel for me.
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
2000 Roadstar Millenium Edition
Big Boar Air Ride, shaved swingarm, side mount plate, Barons vintage fenders, Looney seat, Apes, BAK, V&H Longshots, ported manifold, Dyna 3000, stretched tank, Fat Spoke Wheels...
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 5 Months, 3 Weeks ago
|
|
|
Hook a brotha up with the member!
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 5 Months, 3 Weeks ago
|
|
jd750ace wrote:
You should not use threaded rod to support anything more than a compression load. They are not made for torsional or shear loads. Even in tension (compression), it is a relatively weak structure due to the thread grooves. Think of them as a continuos fault line running the length of the part. Not made for sustained varying loads either. A threaded rod is pretty much a quick solution to needing a very long bolt of a given size for intermittent duty as a tool, shop aid, or fixture.
Sorry, I was being sarcastic. I know it's not an all thread.
Gonna try and find someone to help me make the spacers. Thanks all!!
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
Re:Anyone other source for hd axle conversions?? 5 Months, 3 Weeks ago
|
|
|
smokescreens wrote:
i ended up geting a 1" bearings and had custom wheel spacers made with built in reducing bushings. to convert the 22mm axle to work with the 1" (25.4mm) bearing. a member here made them out of stainless steel for me.
Hey Smokescreens!! Can't PM you. Can you tell me the member that hooked you up? If they made them for you, then they might be able to make me a set,
Thanks Bud!!!
Jack
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
The administrator has disabled public write access.
|
|
|
|
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
-->
