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edgro

Putting together a plow tractor for my Grandson, went to change the tires, and found this.

Was able to weld it up slowly a little bit at a time so the axle never got hot (a cold garage helps also)

cut the keyway with a Dremel tool. new seal and new hub, and it's all good.

The other side wasn't quite so bad.

I was able to cut the keyway wider to fit the next bigger key, and then file the axle slot wider for the new key

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ztnoo

Man, that had to be a lot of work!!!

Good job of maybe saving an axle.......at least for a while.

What kind of condition is the hub in?

Is the key slot in the hub still serviceable?

That looks like something you are going to need to keep a close eye on to make sure that stays on tight.

If that all gets to wobbling around again, you may have to replace both an axle and a hub.

 

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Ed Kennell

Here is a link to the axle keyway repair I made a few years back.      If your hubs do not have two set screws, I suggest you add a second one 90 degrees from the existing one.

This really helps to secure  the fit on a  worn hub and axle.

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JoeM

Looks good, nothing to lose. Probably last a good while. I know when I drilled an axle to center a hub puller the axle metal did not seem very hard.

One time I had a 1 1/8 axle that was under sized, The keyway was good. The only thing that keep the hub on was the keyway in the hub deformed and it would not let the hub slide off. The previous owner must have ran it a good while to wear the axle. I had a local shop bore a 1" hub .002 tight, warmed it up and installed it. It has been running on a FEL now for two years no issue.

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Howie

I bought a piece of 1/4 inch thick copper, took the key and found one of my hole saws that fit the key. Cut a piece out of the copper made sure it was

the same as the woodruff key. Clamede it in the axle and welded around it. Axles were out so turned it down on lathe.

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edgro

It was actually a lot easier to fix than I thought it would be, just had to go slow with the welding.

I did put a different hub on  it, with 2 set screws. seems to be a good tight fit.

Also I used the next size longer key and ground & filed it to fit

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