One Piece Rear Axle Assembly

I purchased a Don Pender rear axle from a Forum member a couple of years ago, and just now have an opportunity to install it. It didn't come with any instructions, and with everything apart, I have to admit I'm stumped. Are instructions available?, required?, or do I carry on until I have that A-Ha! moment?

Yakatak said:

I purchased a Don Pender rear axle from a Forum member a couple of years ago, and just now have an opportunity to install it. It didn't come with any instructions, and with everything apart, I have to admit I'm stumped. Are instructions available?, required?, or do I carry on until I have that A-Ha! moment?

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No instructions. you have to get the dummy axel out - workshop manual. It's nice tot replace the brake hub bearing with a sealed one and get rid of the other parts in there (the axel comes with a replacement for those. At the same time, I get rid of all the wheel hub internal component and replace those two bearings with sealed. Then put the brake hub, brake and wheel together, put the new axel in from the drive side, put in the timing side spacers and shove the axel home (all from memory without looking at one). If it still doesn't make sense, call me 703-200-4025

Thanks, Greg. Got it installed. My problem was that, eons ago, Fred Eaton did a 520 chain conversion on the rear drum. He also swapped in a sealed bearing for the drum. The bearing he used was wider than the stock one, so he had to deepen the bearing bore by 0.056". That, and the slightly longer, dummy axle replacement, got in a jam. I made up the required space by taking it off the big end of the dummy replacement.

I find the one-piece so much easier to install - just get everything on one shaft and... bingo.
Eliminates a potential failure point too.
What's not good about it?
Cheers

Have you messaged Don? He typically supplies the axle with a new sealed bearing. Note that it installs from the drum side.

acadian said:

Have you messaged Don? He typically supplies the axle with a new sealed bearing. Note that it installs from the drum side.

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Don's sealed bearing is optional and wouldn't work in this case because the hub has the Old Britts seal bearing mod.

robs ss said:

I find the one-piece so much easier to install - just get everything on one shaft and... bingo.
Eliminates a potential failure point too.
What's not good about it?
Cheers

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Well, it does have requirement for 17mm hex socket/wrench, so it does depart from good "Christian" tools...(a term I once heard Mick Hemmings say to me).
;-)

Tornado said:

Well, it does have requirement for 17mm hex socket/wrench, so it does depart from good "Christian" tools...(a term I once heard Mick Hemmings say to me).
;-)

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17mm?
Mine is 24mm (15/16") on both sides

robs ss said:

17mm?
Mine is 24mm (15/16") on both sides

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Ya, I must have mis-remembered the hex size....17mm are my Classic Mini wheel lugs size.