Keyed Axle washers

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Keyed Axle washers

How about just running them through a surface grinder if the thicker ones won't fit to bring them down to .095?
Hank

[bashibazouk]

Re: Keyed Axle washers

That was my glitch as well. Who the heck has .095 stock? I guess if you did 'em out of .090 and then cad plated them they might come out to that.

Never heard of 13 ga. I see it listed in charts, but who uses it?

I think the heavier ss ought to be fine.

I might have my local water jet guy do some out of .090 4130 just to see...

[TimHicks]

Re: Keyed Axle washers

Say, that reminds me. I get parts laser cut out of Stainless steel all of the time. I could easily include a handful of these to match the drawing. The only groaner is that I use either 16 ga (.060") or 11 ga (.120"). The drawing says 0.095". I have an 11ga project coming up. So I think I'll try it and see how they come out in 11ga.

[colinc]

Re: Keyed Axle washers

Thanks for posting the drawing. I was looking too. I have just bought a couple of Massey Ferguson tractor front axle washers off Ebay (Ebay.co.uk). I just measured them - they are the same id and thickness and 1.5" od. They should fit ok.

Am probably getting some parts water-jet cut soon for another project. I think it will be worth filling in the holes between the bgger parts with some of these washers for future use. I'll advise if/when I have them.

regards

Colin

[mulwyk]

Re: Keyed Axle washers

Me too, Bob:
I got washers from UNIVAIR, then returned them. The UNIVAIR guy said they had checked into getting some made the correct size, but the volume was so low that it wouldn't pay. I went to NAPA, they didn't have them, but an old timer there said he remembered when Fords used those washers on their axels. The NAPA geezer sent me to this greasy old truck repair place and they actually had lots of keyed washers...all of them too big. I called Skybound in Georgia and they didn't have them but the lady there said they'd had plenty of call for them and they were looking into a source.

Finally, I made a pair by silver soldering a little tab onto a non-keyed washer.

[gfortin]

Re: Keyed Axle washers

I don't know if this will help you?

[n6346m]

I have just been informed by Univair that the Taylorcraft axle washers are no longer available from them. I also could not locate an equivalent washer at my local NAPA store the last time I looked. Does anyone have any spares of these or know of an automotive (NAPA) part number or a source for a couple?

Bob