Ruckstell rear axle repair.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:45 am
Hi all,
Yesterday a Ruckstell rear axle arrive in my shop to be repaired.
Three weeks ago the owner lost traction and a few meters later lost a wheel.
The central nut run off the shaft. The wheel took its own way.
The key has disapeared and the key way is death so I need to replace the shaft.
As the other wheel is not tied too I fear that both shafts are to be replaced.
I wonder if the shafts of a normal (not Ruckstell) rear axle will work in the Ruckstell rear axle.
The ruckstell book was on my shelf for 20+years and looks new, it will be used for the first time.
I will post photos later.
Are there other points I need to pay attention to while rebuilding the axle.
Fine Easter weekend
André
Belgium
Yesterday a Ruckstell rear axle arrive in my shop to be repaired.
Three weeks ago the owner lost traction and a few meters later lost a wheel.
The central nut run off the shaft. The wheel took its own way.
The key has disapeared and the key way is death so I need to replace the shaft.
As the other wheel is not tied too I fear that both shafts are to be replaced.
I wonder if the shafts of a normal (not Ruckstell) rear axle will work in the Ruckstell rear axle.
The ruckstell book was on my shelf for 20+years and looks new, it will be used for the first time.
I will post photos later.
Are there other points I need to pay attention to while rebuilding the axle.
Fine Easter weekend
André
Belgium