How heavy is an axle

[Matt_H]

I'm black and blue after shifting two axles.  I picked them up from a guy off ebay.  Took three of us to get them into the back of the 90 (they still had trailnig arms and shocks or springs on)...

At the other end I managed to get them out on my own, the rear was pretty straight forward, but the front felt more heavy and awkward, with a system of ratchet straps and jacks I lowered it out of the back!

How heavy is your typical axle?

I also now have a spre rear axle if anyone is interested!

Matthew

[ken110]

I did a swap on a salisbry drum axle on a 93 defender.  I managed to get it out of the landy on my own but it weight a ton!! no idea how heavy it was in Kg's

[Eeyore]

A defender complete front axle is about 125kg IIRC, excluding radius/steering arms etc..

It was a long time ago since I weighed one, so I could be mistaken.

Fronts are heavier, due to the swivels and steering hubs.

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

[Matt_H]

sheesh, so with the radius arms, the pannard and the shocks that was quite something to shift it on my own.... I'm still knackered and have quite a few cuts and bruises :-(

Matthew

[rollazuki]

I remember when I picked up the salisbury in me old series 3. Arrow Landy services in Doncaster kindly put it in with a forktruck, hooking one drum over the bulkhead. I drove home, then me n my dad sat there looking at the bloody heavy thing wondering how the hell it was coming back out :lol:

[Matt_H]

I used a jack to lift it over the bulk head and then yanked the other end whilst having some straps making sure it couldnt go to far in one go.. I think it took me about an hour to get both out!

Matthew

[jjsaul]

bl00dy heavy

got a few lying round here and its at least a 2 man job to move them other than sliding them short distances on a smooth floor.

[Matt_H]

aye well - didn't want the young lady getting dirty... besides she was on the phone.  also lugging stuff isn't her forte.

I ache a bit today for sure, still managed a lunch time game of badminton though :)

Matt

[muddysteve]

I also now have a spre rear axle if anyone is interested!

Matthew

hmmm a front by any chance? i'm looking for one to rebuild then fit to replace my knackered one

[jjsaul]

I also now have a spre rear axle if anyone is interested!

Matthew

hmmm a front by any chance? i'm looking for one to rebuild then fit to replace my knackered one

ive got front and rear rrc ones if theyre any good?

[Matt_H]

I also now have a spre rear axle if anyone is interested!

Matthew

hmmm a front by any chance? i'm looking for one to rebuild then fit to replace my knackered one

there may be some spare bits left over steve once I'm done if you want em.  what state they will be in I dunno though.. Axle tube and diff pans look good though and I'm not planning on changing that jsut swappnig bits.

Matthew

[muddysteve]

no worries mate i'm after a complete front axle

needs to be a defender one too

[Matt_H]

both my front axles are defender front axles.

The guy i got it from has a few more sets - do you want his number?  If you do go down theres something else I'm after off him anyway so we could go up there together - he's got about 4 barns full of stuff!  He's jut outside high wycombe.

Matthew

[muddysteve]

yes mate would be good

[thermidorthelobster]

but it weight a ton!! no idea how heavy it was in Kg's

If it weighed a ton then that's exactly 1,016.0469088KG.  8)

[jjsaul]

both my front axles are defender front axles.

The guy i got it from has a few more sets - do you want his number?  If you do go down theres something else I'm after off him anyway so we could go up there together - he's got about 4 barns full of stuff!  He's jut outside high wycombe.

Matthew

hi Matthew

this bloke at high wycome...does he sell on ebay? wondering if its someone i bought some alloys off...

cheers

[Matt_H]

he's sold three things himself on ebay but normally gets someone else to do it I think.  he's out near stokenchurch to be more exact.

Matthew