oldfart - 13-5-2014 at 08:59 PM
I tried to take my back wheels off
It is like they are sized on
The first time I undid one the bearing came with it
I did it back in and then did it again the wheel came out
But was still. Tite on the bolt both wheels are the same
Thanks mike
BeamerBob - 13-5-2014 at 09:46 PM
Yep, your bearings are rusted onto the bolt. You can either try to get them apart or replace the bolts and bearings. Ride more if you can!
oldfart - 14-5-2014 at 07:55 AM
I got them off
one bolt was seized on
can I put on some Anti-Seize compound
on the bolt ? or will the bolt come undone
thanks mike
BeamerBob - 14-5-2014 at 08:14 AM
Stainless on stainless will electrolytically weld parts together eventually. Copaslip can help prevent that. If you have different metals attaching
themselves, it's just rust. A very thin film of grease between the bearing and bolt (wiped on inner diameter of bearing might prevent this from
happening again.
ssayre - 14-5-2014 at 08:19 AM
this is unrelated but my bolt on the left side loosens almost every ride. It's the one where the wheel is trying to turn the bolt in the counter
clockwise direction obviously, but is it a good idea to put thread lock on that bolt?
BeamerBob - 14-5-2014 at 09:52 AM
My first buggies only had a bolt that went through the wheel and tightened into the axle. Now I use stub axles like Popeye the Welder uses, with
threaded rod going into the axle, a jam nut that tightens it into place, then a nyloc nut to hold the wheel on. I've never seen a nyloc come loose if
the nylon was engaged. This scenario allows you to tighten the stub into the axle as tight as you want and then rely on the nyloc to hold your
optimally tightened wheel in place. This would work on virtually any buggy.
A way to do this with off the shelf items would be to use bolts and a jam nut. You would get the wheel as tight as you can without binding the
bearings up and then really tighten the jam nut into the axle end. Make sure you have enough thread engagement (I'd guess 1.5 times bolt diameter
minimum) into the axle.
AudereEng - 14-5-2014 at 03:15 PM
If you use thread locker to stop vibration issues then you need to know there are different grades for small and large bolts etc.
Make sure you use a grade that can be removed with hand tools and does not require heat.
You can often get product cheap which is "out of date" but will be fine for another decade or 2 on eBay.
More info from Loctite http://www.henkelna.com/us/content_data/168592_LT4985_Thread...