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Title: BENT AXLE!! Post by: KD 428 on January 02, 2007, 07:23:55 PM While I was at CROOM last week, I accidently came out of a berm too fast, slid sideways into a tree and bent the axle!! So I'm thinking to myself "no more riding for thr rest of the week and blah blah blah" lol. Once we went to OAS and asked the guy told me they have no stock axles,, but we do have 1 durablue in stock! So I ask him how much it is and he says $450 !! but It has a lifetime warrenty and everything so I ended up getting it. me and broncoyfzkid(mostly broncoyfzkid) dissambled the whole rear axle and put it on. Thats when we find out its +2 on each side but oh well... So in the end everything turned out ok and heres some pics and a vid of the bent axle.
[attachment deleted by admin] Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: 53yfz450 on January 02, 2007, 07:25:35 PM ouch sux about the axle being bent. also sux about the durablue that wont last you long. and the lifetime waranty is not what you think.
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: Eric5555 on January 02, 2007, 07:25:47 PM that sucks
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: Ride1Rob on January 02, 2007, 07:36:41 PM I've bent a couple axles in my time too (lol). $450 for the Durablue ??? , You could have gotten a G-Force for alil over $200 with the same lifetime warranty.
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: Eric5555 on January 02, 2007, 07:42:07 PM http://www.motosport.com/offroad/productDetail.php?prodId=159722&nav=4&sMMY=HONDA;TRX450R;2005
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: rubicon500kid on January 02, 2007, 07:51:50 PM yes he knows you can get cheaper and better ones
but when you drive all the way down from cooper city to croom and your there for a week and bend it on the 1st day of riding you do what you have to do lol the ride was a blast kenny post the pics and vids ill post mine once i get my cam fixed Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: KD 428 on January 02, 2007, 07:55:38 PM Ok guys thanks for rubbing it in lol. But yes thats true its better than not riding for a week
[attachment deleted by admin] Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: Eric5555 on January 02, 2007, 08:06:07 PM ya thats true.......that would suck if OAS didnt have any axles and you had to drive all the way home
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: yfz450runner on January 02, 2007, 08:19:37 PM dura blue..........you mean dura break!!!!!!!! good luck with that axle..
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: KD 428 on January 02, 2007, 08:19:54 PM heres the vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7CG5mC5_14 Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: Young Gun on January 02, 2007, 08:26:45 PM Man that sucks! That 450 would of been worth it if I was put into that position.
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: TRX450R_Racer on January 02, 2007, 08:37:31 PM Just move the spacers from the inside to the outside and you can shorten it up.
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: jeremy retzsch on January 02, 2007, 09:09:32 PM that sucks
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: tony pitts on January 02, 2007, 09:20:25 PM he will be fine with the durablue unless he hits another tree and then i dont care who makes it will bend or rip your swingarm off .I have ridden in the woods for over 5 years and i havent bent or broke my durablue but i have bent and broke lsr axles.
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: johnyfz450 on January 03, 2007, 05:46:25 PM I've bent a couple axles in my time too (lol). $450 for the Durablue ??? , You could have gotten a G-Force for alil over $200 with the same lifetime warranty. ya I hear good things about it to check it out at rocky mountian atv I think Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: dreth on January 03, 2007, 06:05:15 PM 450$ was a bargin to be able to still ride. the guys were just pointing out that durablue has a bad rep and the price was high but they would have done the same thing to keep the ride alive ;)
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: KD 428 on January 03, 2007, 06:08:31 PM 450$ was a bargin to be able to still ride. the guys were just pointing out that durablue has a bad rep and the price was high but they would have done the same thing to keep the ride alive ;) exactly Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: rubicon500kid on January 03, 2007, 08:29:22 PM hey kenny are you going to post the pics and vids ? also when can you ride agen ? im thinking about going out to the track in a week or 2
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: gery350 on January 08, 2007, 11:54:40 AM its great ya'll had a good time.
i wouldve paid double not to lose a week of riding. good job in hustling to get it and putting it on. ;D Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: snowmanzz13 on January 08, 2007, 02:39:59 PM i'm not the only one!!! lol mine was a little worse :'(
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e50/snowmanzz13/PICT0470.jpg) (http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e50/snowmanzz13/PICT0478.jpg) $200 for a used axle off of ebay with the carrier, and sprocket and the bearings inside it and disc Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: KD 428 on January 08, 2007, 08:22:47 PM its great ya'll had a good time. i wouldve paid double not to lose a week of riding. good job in hustling to get it and putting it on. ;D thanks Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: Toomey on January 10, 2007, 03:44:39 PM Man, those are some serious tires for a Blaster huh?
Title: Re: BENT AXLE!! Post by: snowmanzz13 on January 10, 2007, 06:12:50 PM of course only the big ones for the lil quads, lol, need em' for the muddin!!
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