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8EL · 08-04-2023, 06:42 AM

Has anyone tried to anneal the rear axle housing inner bearing race to allow machining for hardened repair sleeves? I can not bring myself to using a tool post grinder on my lathe due to the abrasive dust from the wheel damaging the carriage and ways.

The repair sleeves a said to be RC45 which is comparable to the hardness of a quality knife blade, and could be machined with carbide C2 tooling. I do not have access to a hardness tester so I do not know how hard Henry made his. Experiences gotten here by others would be appreciated. Thank You....

08-04-2023, 06:42 AM	#1
8EL Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2023 Posts: 256	Rear Axle bearing Race Has anyone tried to anneal the rear axle housing inner bearing race to allow machining for hardened repair sleeves? I can not bring myself to using a tool post grinder on my lathe due to the abrasive dust from the wheel damaging the carriage and ways. The repair sleeves a said to be RC45 which is comparable to the hardness of a quality knife blade, and could be machined with carbide C2 tooling. I do not have access to a hardness tester so I do not know how hard Henry made his. Experiences gotten here by others would be appreciated. Thank You....