i broke a Poly Performance chrmo shaft in Clayton last year... Didn't send that investment back either - maybe I will?
i broke a Poly Performance chrmo shaft in Clayton last year... Didn't send that investment back either - maybe I will?
Scott, FTAC '99
'62 Nissan Patrol 4-seat Twisted Customs Buggy
'89 "CJ-7" - Her trail rig
'05 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 TRD - her daily driver...
'08 Dodge 2500 Mega Cab 6.7 Diesel 4x4
scott.schubring@williams.com
The office sucks - I wanna go wheeling!
ahh - yes, probably. I think that broke or something - pretty sure I don't have it
Scott, FTAC '99
'62 Nissan Patrol 4-seat Twisted Customs Buggy
'89 "CJ-7" - Her trail rig
'05 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 TRD - her daily driver...
'08 Dodge 2500 Mega Cab 6.7 Diesel 4x4
scott.schubring@williams.com
The office sucks - I wanna go wheeling!
I'll get you a new one the next time I see you
Scott, FTAC '99
'62 Nissan Patrol 4-seat Twisted Customs Buggy
'89 "CJ-7" - Her trail rig
'05 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 TRD - her daily driver...
'08 Dodge 2500 Mega Cab 6.7 Diesel 4x4
scott.schubring@williams.com
The office sucks - I wanna go wheeling!
Just don't treat me like a newb and we will be cool
Just f*cking. And for reference, Scott has always been one of the cool oldies. But I couldn't resist the urge to be a bit of a dick when I had the opportunity. Cheers Scott, I'll buy ya a cold Fosters the next time we meet just to be a southern hemisphere ass*ole, no worries, mate!
insert foot in mouth.
Seth Stewart '04
2000 Suburban DD
1995 F150 SAS - Needs more work to sell
1998 GMC pickup - sold
2003 Yukon XL - wrecked/motor donor
1975 Scout - TBD
1976 Scout - parts truck
1972 IH 1310 dually - TBD
196? Scout 800 - 302 roller
Back on topic...
I sheared three wheels studs at Clayton. In limping off the trail I ended up shearing another and bending the rest yay me. Got it on the trailer and picked up some more wheel studs and went to fix it the day after x-mas. Upon pulling the axle apart I realized I had also sheared off the heads of 6 of 8 spindle retaining bolts and managed to goober up the last two also. Retrieved hardware this week and went ahead and rebuilt thAt side of my axle with new seals and bearings I had. I now have all new studs and hardware on the driver side.
This makes 4 major runs on the taco since I have swapped in the solid axle and 4 runs were I have broken on the first day. But hell I am ready for the Toyota jamboree in two weeks!
Is this a normal thing? I don't know that I have ever heard of someone sheering off spindle bolts? Where they tight to begin with?
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
yeah it sounds like alot of stuff was loose to begin with
Originally Posted by afroman006Originally Posted by afroman006
I wish I could say with certainty that it was all tight. I wish I could say that the guy who assembled my axle wasn't a numbnuts and was thorough and wouldn't cut corners. That being said I am starting to second guess a lot of things I "assumed" from an "experienced" builder. I guess if you want something done right you have to do it yourself. I rebuilt the passenger side 4-5 months ago and found alot of bolts loose, Steering knuckle nuts hand tight, sh!t like that. Went through everything and tightened it all up checking every part. I thought it was just something that happened when I blew up the birfield but now I realize that assumption was wrong. As of this weekend I went through all the bolts on the Driver side, pumpkin and suspension components. luckily not much was amiss, just the outer assemblies .
Hopefully I will not have too many more problems in the future. I do believe the Wheel Studs originally sheared off due to lug nuts vibrating loose on my drive into Clayton. I didn't check the tightness of the lugs when I was airing down, a mistake I will not be making in the future.
Creighton always liked to hand tighten my nuts and I can't complain.
what can I say it is a complementary service
Originally Posted by afroman006Originally Posted by afroman006