Broken spindle

[Bazooo guy]

Is it common for these little spindles to break off the axle?
I guess in the 70s the 3 bolt design was common. Had to reweld mine and replace the studs.....looking for an upgrade.

The rim is a 5 bolt with an adapter to 3 bolt.

[thebuggyman1]

Here you go....http://www.6x6world.com/forums/conte...e-adapter.html

Or just weld your adapers to the axle. Three or four triangular shaped braces on the backside of the hub to the axle will make it strong.
Welding tends to warp things, so tack weld, then spin to make sure it's true before finish welding.

[Bazooo guy]

My adapters have a tube on the back that is about 8 " and seals against a plate on the axle.
Do I cut that off before welding?

[hydromike]

My adapters have a tube on the back that is about 8 " and seals against a plate on the axle.
Do I cut that off before welding?

You can if you want to, but you don't have to. The tube adds a bit more support to the wheel flange (hub, whatever), and stops the hub from getting tweaked this way (I'm currently moving my hands in the air, but you can't see it). It looks like your current 3-bolt flange is welded right to the axle. On some machines, this hub isn't welded to the axle but instead, it's part of a sleeve that slides over the axle. That sleeve bolts to the axle with a pin/bolt that goes through both the sleeve and the axle. On machines that have this setup, the tube that you're talking about obscures access to the bolt if you need to tighten it. If you don't have this bolt, it wouldn't make a difference, so you can leave the tubes in place and keep that added bit of support to the outer flange (hub, whatever )

[Bazooo guy]

Hey guys this is an old thread but i wanted to say thanks for the info.
I have been driving the #%}¥ out of the Bazoo and the spindle i welded is all good.
I did replace the studs on 2 more axles because they kept coming loose.
Someone had them epoxied to the spindle (not welded) and i replaced them with longer studs.
I like the idea of triangle gussets on the back of the spindle but for now they are good.
Thanks again.