axle sliding any thoughts

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- July 5, 2015 at 7:25 am #50977
  
  Anonymous
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  Not to ask the obvious, but you have checked that all your grub screws are tight, correct? We used to use a little blue Loctite on them too.
  
  I wouldn’t drill into the axle. There have been plenty of incidences where axles shear off WITHOUT being drilled. I wouldn’t want to compromise it in any way.
  - July 5, 2015 at 12:49 pm #50989
    
    Michael perez
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    they all are nice and tight with loctite and the problem just started even though i have had countless races on this kart and I got the idea of drilling the axle from another lose axle thread on this forum if any of you are famillar with the crg kt1 with ven04 rear brakes where would i place an axle collar I’m sry for the spelling errors
- July 5, 2015 at 7:58 am #50978
  
  Walt Gifford
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  You’ve got space for axle collars you just haven’t found it yet. Grub screws are for keeping the axle from spinning in the bearing and should only be snug with blue loctite.
  
  Gif
- July 5, 2015 at 2:59 pm #50993
  
  Tim Koyen
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  Hi Michael-
  
  I really try to avoid using axle collars and would consider them a last resort, as they can change the way the axle flexes. I always make sure the grub screws are tight. Sometimes I tighten them, then back them up 1/2 turn and retighten them. I also try to use the same screw locations each time I change an axle. It gives the screw something to bite into, and it keeps the axle cleaner by not dimpling it up all over, which makes it easier to change in the future. Blue Loctite on the screws will help keep them from loosening up, if that’s what is happening.
  
  Best of luck!
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