There are things you can do to 'help' an axle to break, such as;
* Spinning the wheels on the dirt/gravel at the side of the road and
then they suddenly hit bitumen and grip
*spinning the wheels at all (or trying to) when the driveline is
cold (and at its most brittle)
Andy
>From: Justin Cook <justincook@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Justin Cook <justincook@yahoo.com>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: more breaking axles
>Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:12:05 -0700 (PDT)
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>Ack!!! I put rear wheel bearing kits on and mixed up the half shafts
>(well 50-50 chance anyway)! It makes sense that they twist a little
>one way and should always be run that same direction.
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>Is it a fair assumption that axle breakage is mainly a problem on
cars
>with oversized tires and hot motors?
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>JC
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