Durablue x-33

[crustydemon]

This is bullshit, cant hold the damn nuts to get the hubs torqued to the axle.

There is no room for a wrench or a thin walled socket.What do I have to do,weld

2 nuts together so they stick out the top? Shouldnt have to run an endmill down

the hub.

[crustydemon]

Probably got this in the wrong spot. There should be a forum

called bullshit shit.

[AKheathen]

i'm assuming you have aftermarket hubs made for stock axle/nuts...... go down to your local fastener specialist and find a thinwall castle nut, or make one out of a regular thin wall nut. the durablue nuts are a bit big...... not sure i'd go removing material from the hubs, though.

[crustydemon]

i'm assuming you have aftermarket hubs made for stock axle/nuts...... go down to your local fastener specialist and find a thinwall castle nut, or make one out of a regular thin wall nut. the durablue nuts are a bit big...... not sure i'd go removing material from the hubs, though.

 

Its the durablue x-33 axle with the hubs that comes with it The hubs are slipped over the end of the axle and held on by a bolt running through the hub and axle(not splined).The hubs have a slit cut in them so they will squeeze tight against the shaft when torqued. Its an allen head bolt but the nut is recessed in the hub with no room around it. Anyway Im just going to make some nuts that will work.

[AKheathen]

ah, shoot. i see what your talking about. the bolt is a cross-pin. use a combo wrench and stick it strait out on the open end and stick a screwdriver or another wrench to hold it like a t-handle setup. then, just tighten the bolt down. i have to do it once in a while on fittings where an extension flexes too much on crows feet. works pretty slick...