bended rear axle 87 tecate

[alexandros]

Is it possible this axle to be fixed?

It's from a rare 87 kxt

[shortline10]

Pretty sure I could fix it . 20 ton press does wonders

How did you do that?

[nd4speed]

I have 2 1986 tecate axles that are bent, but not as bad as that. Kinda wondered about them.

The one pictured above could be straightened and used?

[harryredtrike]

its fixable,youll need a strong press with the bend that far out.

[alexandros]

ok thaks for the advice

I will try to fix it with a friends hydraulic press.
And after try to find someone to make it tempering as jeswinehart said.

this axle with the swingarm and the 2 rear rims with tires was given to me from another kxt owner for free I would say...
In exchange i gave him one pair of chain sliders that jeswinehart make!!
Nice deal i would say!

[nd4speed]

Honestly thought that discussion of heat treating is all over the place, referring to the wrong types of metal, using cyanide (oh my god) and other industrial chemicals, ect.

You probably want to anneal to soften before you work it. You can do this with an open flame/ torch. Getting it red hot, like 1500-1600 F, bending then quenching (brine/salt water is best) would be the way to strengthen it if you were concerned about that.

After form the material you probably want to stress relieve it after it was straightened. I would think this would be a good idea (for welds too). For that axle my guess is somewhere around 350-450 degrees F for a desired time with flame (or in an oven?). Then I think you could just quench again to cool it off.

Ok so I see a problem with indicating a red hot axle. So, heat, bent, cool, and indicate. Repeat until within spec. Doesn't sound like an easy way, but probably the best way. I am no blacksmith so not really sure if you want to heat and quench over and over, but the axle has to be cool to indicate.

Guess I should read more about, before I have my axles straightened.

http://video.filestube.com/video,74c...98aa703e9.html

[Dirtcrasher]

My only thought its "what is the actual material?"

In a machine shop we had W1, O1 and A1 all different types of tool steel and different processes used.

If that were my axle, seeing that the bend looks to be after the splined shoulder, I'd toss it in a large 3 jaw chuck (up to the shoulder) and see what I could do with it with cold and or with limited heat.

I do forks all the time and get them pretty good, but they are hollow.......