Rear Axle Pin's are fun!
#1
Rear Axle Pin's are fun!
hello, im somewhat knew to 2wd off road, anyway, i have a ft bf and i noticed that the rear wheels need to slide onto small pins comming off the axle to work the diffs. Now im not sure if its just me, but it can be somewhat of a pain at times trying to get that wheel lined up with that little pin. Is this just me or do those pesky little pins annoy anyone else??
#2
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hello, im somewhat knew to 2wd off road, anyway, i have a ft bf and i noticed that the rear wheels need to slide onto small pins comming off the axle to work the diffs. Now im not sure if its just me, but it can be somewhat of a pain at times trying to get that wheel lined up with that little pin. Is this just me or do those pesky little pins annoy anyone else??
#3
I just slide the tire onto the axle and rotate it until I feel it drop into place. On a B4 it should be easy to tell if the pin's engaged or not just by looking inside the wheel, the aluminum cone washer between the wheel & the hub should be sitting on the wheel. If you see a gap, it's not engaged.
It's a thing you get after awhile, I can change tires without even looking.
It's a thing you get after awhile, I can change tires without even looking.
#4
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You should be able to keep pressure on the axle with one thumb. Then with your other hand push and simultaneously turn the wheel towards the pin. You should feel it engage. Once the nut is tightened it may feel locked in even if it aint, so make sure before you tighten everything down.
#5
It gets easier with practice but it's definitely not the best design out there. I constantly had trouble with axle pins shearing and I was just running stock in my B4. Well, I shouldn't say constantly, but at least once a month I would shear one side or the other. I like the Hex design that a lot of cars have. Impossible to put a wheel on wrong and it holds up for damn near forever.