Re: Midget Axles

[vwnate1@juno.com]

Hi Steve ;

I swapped the half - shaft , it slipped right in , same as the original
one .

" fretting " is the wear that occurs in a splined joint , look at the
inner axle end and you'll see it , that is where the axles break , it is
caused by insufficient lubrication - low oil level the rear axle housing
. 

 There are heavy -duty half shafts available , expen$ive but perhaps
worth it .

 So far I've inspected the rear axle housings from 1970 ~ 1979 Midgets ,
those will NOT fit - no shock absorber mounts . I will be looking at an
early (?1963?) Midget soon and I'll report back if that one will fit ,
I'm betting it won't as I recall all Midgets use knee-action shocks that
use different mounting then Met shocks do - the spring perches seem the
same but I didn't bother to measure the track as I won't use it sans tube
shocks .
-Nate
 (Steve Hill) writes:
>  
> >Midget axles fit perfectly ! .
> >
> >(check for ' fretting ' before installing)
> 
> I asked, on behalf of another UK Met owner. Have you swapped just 
> the  half-shaft, or the whole axle? And what is "fretting"?
> 
> Steve
>