bent front right axel today on my 86 kb

[argotrax]

well was out at lake simcoe and hit a wall of ice that was under a drift,was the only piece that was 1 1/2 feet high,i bent the front axel good,how hard is it to replace the front right axel,how expensive to buy one from argo,want to get back on the ice asap.thanks george

[kestianj]

I took mine to a machine shop and they fixed for about 20 bucks , much better than a new one for a couple hundred

[evil8x8]

I bent the left front axle on my 85 kb over the summer. I had Whipper make me a new one. I also replaced the outer bearing and flange with a new one from Argo. It was a pretty simple repair.

[racerone3]

hey evil,
did you have any trouble getting your old one out? i bent my right front jumping the thing at buzco last fall . i knocked the pins out of the sprocket tube when i got home, and have been running it ever sence trying to get the corosion between the axle and sprocket to break loose. all my other axles break pins, but the one i need to get appart seems to run fine with no pins at all

[evil8x8]

hey evil,
did you have any trouble getting your old one out? i bent my right front jumping the thing at buzco last fall . i knocked the pins out of the sprocket tube when i got home, and have been running it ever sence trying to get the corosion between the axle and sprocket to break loose. all my other axles break pins, but the one i need to get appart seems to run fine with no pins at all

No, once I knocked the pins out and started pulling the axle out, the sprocket tube slid right off. Let me know what you figure out.

[Roger S]

the one i need to get appart seems to run fine with no pins at all

[gibba]

had the same problems with mine, had to use the gas bottles to heat up the flanges of the sprocket, not ideal but that was the only way i could get the thing off, yeah, that and a big hammer!

[argotrax]

well after much looking could not find an axel so have to get a replacement upgrade from argo,problem was i need before weekend ,my sproket was also rusted in and even heating hasent removed it will keep it as spare for the other side if i ruin one, 420 icluding tax plus my labour,an expensive lesson at least if i bend another axel will be around 100 to get a new one