New Attex axles

[JoeMeg]

Is there a post "Making Attex axles for dummies" on the site anywhere? Thanks.

Joe.

[racerone3]

We've met, so you know I'm not that smrt. What do you need to know? I make Attex axles by the bucket load (literally)

[liflod]

One trick I learned for drilling the axles is to clamp a sprocket tube or hub to your drill press table to use as a guide for drilling. Once the tube is secured in the proper location, using the drill bit as a guide, slide the axle into the tube and drill it. Make usre you use the proper drill bit and then ream it to size. I 3/8 drill does not drill a perfect 3/8 hole and a 3/8 bolt is not 3/8 in diameter. Search the board for "boby bound bolt" or something along those lines. Using mil-spec or NAS hardware will get you a bolt that is closer to 3/8 diameter than the hardware store variety. You want to hanner the blot into the axle so there is no play or room for the axle,bolt and tube to hammer each other inot an egg shape.

[JoeMeg]

Hi Brian and Lance. This is the kind of fish I was lookin to catch,sorry to use the word dummies for bait,lol. Seriously,I was wondering at what point and aprox/exactly how the holes were produced,specificly, in a jig,in the mach,with the actual sprocket tubes vs. one as a "jig" just for drilling.Was also wondering about diameters,if holes are reamed,how tight a fit(I believe I've seen some folks tapping their bolts in with a hammer).Thanks.

Joe.

[jerseybigfoot]

one thing you might consider if you want to reduce the bucket requirement is the axle length and material used. The original Attex axles are designed for the old balloon tires and would increase the offset when you adapt them to a 4 or 5 bolt wheel. You may want to shorten them an inch. Material info here http://www.6x6world.com/forums/argo-...l-upgrade.html

[JoeMeg]

Hey JBF, thanks for the info. Yeah,big 10-4 on the mat'l. I should be more specific up front in my querries. Should have began with something to the effect of "Now that I have de-burred the ends of my freshly cut to length pieces of 1" dia. 1144 stressproof mat'l.,how do we attempt the holes for the sprocket and wheel adaptor tubes?" Sometimes it just takes me a little longer,lol.

Joe

[racerone3]

Joe, this is the Jig I built to drill axles. IMG_0139.jpgIMG_0138.jpg If you are sticking with 1" axles, you will bend them, no matter the material... even If you don't drive as "stuped" as I do. I would go with a bolt on hub. Either have Whipper build you a set of 5 lug, or get these northern tool ones for 4 lug (been running them for years with no issues) ATV Live Axle Hub | Chains, Sprockets + Hubs | Northern Tool + Equipment At first I was really concerned with the body bound bolts, and reamed all the holes to size... I've found that I either bend or break the 1" axles long before the hole wollering out becomes an issue. now I just drill them to 3/8. less work for me and the scrap man gets just as many killed axles as he did before

[JoeMeg]

Hi Brian, thanks,on my way out the door right now,just wanted to send something back quick,i'll do a better post latter.(I'm a slowwwwww composer.lol)

Joe.

[JoeMeg]

" If you are sticking with 1" axles, you will bend them, no matter the material... even If you don't drive as "stuped" as I do."

Perhaps this is why I'm not more specific up front,don't need to be,I'll say this is the reverse engineered answer to the million dollar question "how much effort do I put into fitting this stuff that I (hopefully) am just going to destroy anyhow,lol. Yeah Brian I know in your camp Attex axles fall into the same catagory as the sacrificial metals used in some marine applications,lmao. I have some really nice heavy duty wheel adaptors that attach with the bolts. My ultimate goal is to upgrade to 1 1/4" axles with some 62mm outboard bearings but you know all to well how much is involved in this. For now, I just want to get a second machine on the trails. Thank so much for sharing the pics of your jig. I can build things to print/drawing easily,just have a heck of a time conceiving "what should this contraption look like?". That's why this site and it's members is such a wealth of knowaledge. Less struggling=more fun.

Joe.