You snapped a 14bsf axle shaft by putting it in and out of gear?
I've done that with u joints. Wheel for a year no problem. Put it in gear boom!
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I've done that with u joints. Wheel for a year no problem. Put it in gear boom!
I agree. I Put mine though a lot of abuse and it held up fine. That break has me worried. It happened at weakest part of the axle.You snapped a 14bsf axle shaft by putting it in and out of gear?
Surely the axle was cracked previous and just let go with the jolt of putting it in gear. The metal also looks porous to me even for a stock axle. IMO
magik235
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Good to see it is still alive and working.
Maverick4x4
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You snapped a 14bsf axle shaft by putting it in and out of gear?
It was a little more than putting it into gear. It was in gear and I was giving it some throttle and letting off. Not a lot, but enough, especially being in low range. (basically like doing a brake stand). It would move a little too, so it was hard to see what was holding it up.
It snapped right were you would expect an axle shaft to snap (small diameter, edge of splines, stress concentration areas), and very consistent with other broken axles that I've seen. The other axle shaft looked fine.
I don't think it would have snapped a ff14 shaft though. I would expect the u-joint to break first, if the rusted section didn't bust free.
Maverick4x4
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