Rear axle key

FYI:  Both original keys are in good shape - no fretting, etc. Both axle shafts are new from Walck's. I found both axle shafts were 1/8" too long and had the shafts machined down to proper length (both sides shimmed out just fine in the end).  The driver side hub is also new, also from Walck's.

No, I did not check the key fit to the new shafts nor the new hub before beginning to install the keys.

Any ideas would be helpful!

Kevin

Thanks,

Kevin

Rant on/

When you found out that the axles needed re-machined, that was the first clue that something was wrong. At that point you should have gotten with your supplier, Walck's, to get the proper axles. Now when you find that the taper on your new axles is incorrect, you get to explain to Walck's why you re-machined the axles, you will probably will be told that by doing this machine work, you voided the warranty. Then you will get to re-re-machine the axles to get the taper right. I would be concerned that the axles are not made of the correct steel, & they will fail very soon. I hope that I am wrong about that.

In many folks experience, Omix-Ada manufactured parts are junk. Or at least of very poor quality. As you have experienced, their parts quite often need to be reworked to make them fit. If everyone would just send their crap back to them for replacement, then maybe they would have some incentive to "Make them right the first time" as it is, many folks just sigh & rework the junk to fit. Doing this gives Omix-Ada the impression that the parts that they sold these folks were of good quality. The parts are not of good, or even fair quality & Omix-Ada should learn/know that. I am of the impression that they do know this & just do not care. Again, I hope that I am wrong about that.

I also blame suppliers like Walck's for selling this stuff after all the complaints they get about these junk parts, but they give me the impression that they do not care about their reputation. Oh, Walck's usually stands behind the junk & at least gets you your money back, but you are out both the time and labor to inspect the junk parts & then to ship them back to suppliers like Walck's. I do not consider that good customer service. Good service would be to inspect the remaining parts on their shelves & take care of the issue before it becomes the customer's issue. That does not seem to be happening.

/ Rant off.

ICYMI, I am not a big fan of Omix-Ada. I have yet to use any of their junk. If they are the only source for a part, I either find a work-around, repair the original parts, make my own parts, or hire someone else to make the parts for me. While this is a PITA, I do not worry about the quality of my parts.

Good luck, Cpt Logger.

cpt logger,  I don't know if the new hub is Omix or not.  I see no markings of any kind.

If everything fits right other than the keys you could have the keys machined to fit the key ways. I did something like that for my crankshaft key-way  that was deformed from a loose pulley. I cleaned it up using a dremel and a cut off wheel and made a stepped key to match.

 Don't you just love it when you buy something and have to remake it to fit.

   Jim

I've talked to Walck's about all this from the start. They're being pretty good about it - sending me two good used axle shafts and hub.  Also supplying me with two new axle bearings and five new wheel studs (which I had also replaced new).