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spindle breakage
« on: February 20, 2015, 02:04:45 pm »
I have seen lots of spindles breaking over the last few years.
What is or who has the best spindles to use.
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2015, 02:26:30 pm »
Make em, there are very few out there for sale that are worth their asking price for sure!
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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2015, 06:24:20 pm »
breaking where. the weld or the bolt . during normal race condition or in a crash . the desing of the spindle play a big role in its durability . i make mine and sold a few and some got some big crash and so far only the bolt have bend
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2015, 06:48:37 pm »
EC new ones have yet to break. Least wise no one has called about it. Been seelling them over a year now!!! They are black in color.
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2015, 08:41:47 pm »
Forged, i believe George.
I have run a set of the new EC spindles for a season, no issues what so ever!
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2015, 01:23:44 am »
If you make the spindle's yourself never use a grade 8 bolt, Welding on grade 8 will cause them to break over time. use grade 5 they will just bend.
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2015, 01:32:05 am »
Unless you have such facilities to stress relieve, then bring back to the draw point.
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2015, 02:11:23 pm »
spindle bolts and barrels made from chromemoly cost more but well worth the added cost.
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2015, 07:27:08 pm »
Iv been running trbinrat and haven't broke yet. Iv got spare set from Robbie stone.
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2015, 08:39:57 pm »
I've made mine out of grade 8 bolts for years and I have never broken or bent one yet
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2015, 09:46:29 pm »
Quote from: George Herrin on February 20, 2015, 06:48:37 pm
EC new ones have yet to break. Least wise no one has called about it. Been seelling them over a year now!!! They are black in color.


You guys make then for no kpi? I can give them a good test..
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2015, 11:33:57 pm »
no they have kpi
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2015, 02:04:12 pm »
Quote from: SILVERDEVIL on February 21, 2015, 01:23:44 am
If you make the spindle's yourself never use a grade 8 bolt, Welding on grade 8 will cause them to break over time. use grade 5 they will just bend.

Bulldookie......I make all of my own Spindles with Grade 8 bolts and support them where the shaft meets the hexbolt. My issues stopped after I started using grade 8 hardware. No, they will not break over time...Grade 5 will. We don't have the luxury of smooth Kart tracks like most of you  have. We have very bumpy grass / Dirt road courses where you spend half the time out of the seat and in the air.......none of the one's I have made, nor modified others, have broken. Grade 8 - 5/8 Bolt for Axle Shaft and 1018 A513 Mild Steel for everything else. ZERO failures on 12 mowers. Ties rods break before the spindle does.



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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2015, 03:04:43 pm »
Looks nice and strong! If you don't Ming me asking Flipper,  is the bolt welded into barrel, then sleeve slide over and welded again ? Thanks. I also race on some ruff tracks.
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Re: spindle breakage
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2015, 04:47:44 pm »
Quote from: George Herrin on February 24, 2015, 11:33:57 pm
no they have kpi


I can make them any way you want Ed. 5, 10, straight or if you would like I can make them in reverse kpi 

But then again you've probably done that by accident.
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