stop welding hubs to axle

**fcf35** · 05-28-2013, 09:44 AM

There's a scrapyard in bradford Arkansas.the man has 2 acres of 3 and 4 wheelers.i know there's atleast 5 lt 125 there.if somebody needs stuff i go there every two weeks.

**Ghostv2** · 05-28-2013, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by fcf35

There's a scrapyard in bradford Arkansas.the man has 2 acres of 3 and 4 wheelers.i know there's atleast 5 lt 125 there.if somebody needs stuff i go there every two weeks.

Well you dont have to brag about it now.
We all cant be lucky and have that right in our neighborhood.

**Howdy** · 05-28-2013, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by fcf35

There's a scrapyard in bradford Arkansas.the man has 2 acres of 3 and 4 wheelers.i know there's atleast 5 lt 125 there.if somebody needs stuff i go there every two weeks.

I might consider this but first I have a guy coming to look at it tomorrow night. I already told him about the stripped hub / axle.
Howdy

**fcf35** · 05-28-2013, 05:22 PM

I wasn't bragging about it im just saying that if anyone needs parts then i may ne able to get some.i only collect 3 wheelers with manual clutch so there's alot of stuff there someone else could use.

**RIDE-RED 250r** · 05-28-2013, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Howdy

There are some machines where the axles are hard to find and or cost as much as the machine is worth when you do find a good one. In these cases I don't feel it's wrong to weld the hubs. I have a Suzuki LT 125 that the hub / axle is stripped almost smooth. I'm trying different things to fix it without welding, how ever I am pretty sure they will have to be welded if the machine is to be saved at all. If I weld the hub it will be just enough to hold it good and that's it.

If you wish to call be a idiot for welding when I have no other practical choise then so be it. Yea, I found a different axle for this machine, but they want $175 + shipping. Parting the machine out is out of the question as parting it might bring $150-$175 and take 2 years to sell. Plus I already have too much invested.

Now I have seen welded flywheels, front sprockets, shifters, brake drums, shocks, and 1 time I had one come in that had a strap welded to the gas tank to secure it to the machine. These things I do not like.
Howdy

That right there is the operative phrase and is what would separate an idgit from doing what you need to do to make it rideable till a reasonably priced axle can be hunted up. Big difference!

**fcf35** · 05-28-2013, 09:38 PM

Yes i should have been more specific.a few spot welds with a good welder is one thing but solid welding front and back side of each hub is overkill.that's what I was referring to.that's goes for any part.I also have a 110 that has a 3/8 wrench for a shifter.I guess desperate times call for desperate measures.

**Ghostv2** · 05-28-2013, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by fcf35

Yes i should have been more specific.a few spot welds with a good welder is one thing but solid welding front and back side of each hub is overkill.that's what I was referring to.that's goes for any part.I also have a 110 that has a 3/8 wrench for a shifter.I guess desperate times call for desperate measures.

Thats a new one. Pics would be very interesting.

**probed_out** · 05-29-2013, 02:30 AM

I have ran into welded hubs once on my buddies 200s he has we were going to swap the hubs off his junk Honda fourtrax 125 so he could use the wheels and tires that were on the fourtrax but the hub was welded on kind of made us mad we couldn't jut swap the tires the wheels were different sizes and the bolt pattern was different

**King Trikester** · 10-13-2013, 01:31 PM

ha, well im glad im not the only one with welded hubs, I picked up a 200es the other day and I did not realized that the hubs where welded, also the shifter and to top it off a thin pieces of plastic with what looks like super glue attempting to repair a whole in the side wall of the front tire.

**CodyRosa** · 10-13-2013, 01:40 PM

I don't find welding a shifter to be stupid. If the shifter shaft is stripped then it'd have to be replaced anyways. If its just the shifter thats bad then I could see that being stupid. I had to weld my shifter because the shaft was smooth all the way. I have a weld on grab bar as well.. but my frame was cut off at the back where the bar bolts to. I also have welded on foot peg, bolt was never coming out and broke off inside.

The peg is the only thing i wish wasn't welded but then again its just a small weld nothing big.

**Jason125m** · 10-13-2013, 02:13 PM

I consider welding anything that doesn't need to be as stupid. I could see being stranded in the trails, stripped shift shaft, and finding a house , and using their welder to get home, but as a permanent fix? No way, fix it right. Bolts can be drilled, shafts can be replaced. Axles can be found cheap, same with hubs.

The PO of my 86R welded a grab bar to the frame. What a pain it was to grind off, and make it look untouched.

**manbearpig** · 10-13-2013, 02:19 PM

jb weld head gasket, base gasket, and carb boot sealer...

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthr...hlight=jb+weld

**hondamanshawn** · 10-13-2013, 06:38 PM

My shifter was wielded on...my friend bought a quad that the exhaust was wielded to the motor.

**King Trikester** · 10-13-2013, 07:57 PM

oh ya i forgot the jb weld on the carb intake, that would be ok for a temp fix to get you home but thats it, some peoples children these days

**keller0658** · 10-15-2013, 03:31 PM

never happened to me, hope it never does

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