80 Liquifire is Dead! Rear Axle broken.

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Hackinator
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80 Liquifire is Dead! Rear Axle broken.

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Rear axle (m67952) broke while I was on the trail. Any solutions?
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Kulture Vulture
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Re: 80 Liquifire is Dead! Rear Axle broken.

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finding another axle is an excellent solution.
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Re: 80 Liquifire is Dead! Rear Axle broken.

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I used and aluminium welder and filled in both side and then ground it down to shape again.
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Re: 80 Liquifire is Dead! Rear Axle broken.

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If you want to strengthen it even further, drill mounting the bolt hole deeper past the repair, thread and get a longer bolt.
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Re: 80 Liquifire is Dead! Rear Axle broken.

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Excellent suggestion Pat. :clap:
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