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  1. dodgedougak

    freewheel axle flanges

    Sorry, I only had a short piece and I used that! Check with local boat shops or machine shops? Good luck
  2. dodgedougak

    freewheel axle flanges

    I used bronze bushings because I wanted them to be softer material than the axle splines. The bushings are easy and cheap to replace. I used a bronze 2" boat propeller shaft for my bronze material. It was a short piece left over in a scrap bin. As you can see from the pictures, I also...
  3. dodgedougak

    freewheel axle flanges

    Maccus-That's why I put the bronze bushings in the flange!
  4. dodgedougak

    freewheel axle flanges

    axle flanges I actually need to thank WanderingWillys for the inspiration!
  5. dodgedougak

    freewheel axle flanges

    Here are a couple of pics of my modified front axle flanges. I turned out the spline area to an O.D. of 1.95". I shrunk in bronze bushing material and turned it out to an I.D. of 1.64". The major O.D. of the axle spline is 1.625". That gives me about 0.015 clearance for free running in...
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