MaxII Strengthened axels

[maxheadroom]

Has anyone ever put another 3/4inch pipe inside the older hollow axels to beef them up a bit?
I’m doing a rebuild of all bearings and chains, I have pressed all my Axels straight now with new 12 ton press I bought on sale for $150.oo.. Well worth the price as I now have all straight axels again for $150.oo.
I really don’t see why I can’t insert a pipe to make them as strong as new solids..
Any feedback?

[jpswift1]

It sure sounds like a good idea. I think one of the guys up at Recreatives mentioned this trick to me not too long ago. I know they said it worked perfectly and it certainly did strengthen up the axles.

[techfx]

I wish I knew that last year when I had everything apart. Thats a cool trick. Fortunately I didn't bend anything on my first good test run yesterday.

[thejunkman]

axles

I did it to my sons max 2 after i drove the rod down in the axle i welded up the end and redrilled the hole for the sprocket. it has been working fine for about 2 yrs now.