Sweetpea
07-14-2013, 06:25 PM
Hey, guys, a while back I had some work done on my motorcycle.
The mechanic told me that the front axle was not original, and was too short, only catching a few threads.
I found an axle from a salvage yard online, bought it, and it sat around for a while.
Today, I decided to try and change it out.
I found that the new axle was exactly the same as the old one, and apparently, the mechanic had just stripped the threads out of the fork... I'm not real happy about this!
So... the easiest thing I can see to do is to have a new axle made, with a longer threaded section.
If anybody here is interested in helping me out with this, I would greatly appreciate it.
I'm not wealthy by any means, but I have a good idea the kind of work this would take, and I don't mind paying to have it done. I'm posting this here, because I know we have a number of guys that can do this, and I can trust.
I can take pictures with measurements, OR send you one to measure yourself.
Please post here, or PM me if you are interested...
Thanks much, Brandon
The mechanic told me that the front axle was not original, and was too short, only catching a few threads.
I found an axle from a salvage yard online, bought it, and it sat around for a while.
Today, I decided to try and change it out.
I found that the new axle was exactly the same as the old one, and apparently, the mechanic had just stripped the threads out of the fork... I'm not real happy about this!
So... the easiest thing I can see to do is to have a new axle made, with a longer threaded section.
If anybody here is interested in helping me out with this, I would greatly appreciate it.
I'm not wealthy by any means, but I have a good idea the kind of work this would take, and I don't mind paying to have it done. I'm posting this here, because I know we have a number of guys that can do this, and I can trust.
I can take pictures with measurements, OR send you one to measure yourself.
Please post here, or PM me if you are interested...
Thanks much, Brandon