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Corroded swivel balls - cure or replace axle case?

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05 Jun 2011 20:39 #17398 by facade
Mine were as rusty as old iron: I can only do 3000 miles a year, and about 1500 of them are on wet salty gritty roads.

When I stripped them down the seals looked fine, but the bottom bearing on both sides was solid with rust from the water that must have got through the seals.

I'm hoping the smoothrite will set hard enough to not scrape off first time I go lock to lock :whistle:

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)

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06 Jun 2011 07:14 #17406 by kirkynut
Use waterproof grease on the bearings and swivels. Martin sells some.

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06 Jun 2011 13:17 #17410 by Rockwatt
Strip the axle, high pressure clean then take it to be powder coated! Pack the seals with silicone grease on reassembly.
Should see you good for a few years and cheeper than a new axle.
The pre shot blasting will get rid of the corrosion and the powder will fill the pits to a silky smooth finish.

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07 Jun 2011 14:59 #17472 by Collins
After finding out the price of an axle casing today that is pretty much what I've settled on - thanks!

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