rear axle/bogey wheel help?

[Snowholic]

was wondering if anyone could give a detailed example of how to switch to inside 2 bogey wheels set up with out spending any money or little money?
I would like to convert mine but am a little scared to tackle the job.

 

[Modmxz]

was wondering if anyone could give a detailed example of how to switch to inside 2 bogey wheels set up with out spending any money or little money?
I would like to convert mine but am a little scared to tackle the job.

I did this. I cut the axle to 9" long. Then drill and tap the cut end to fit your axle bolt. You then have to cut the aluminum sleeve the correct length to fit between your wheels once located to the inside. I forget the measurement. The stock outer sleeves are the correct length. I also located the adusting screws to the inside of the rails. I used a piece of 1.5" x 1.5" aluminum flat stock to make larger washers for the outside of the rails to put the axle bolt through. The only issue that I had was the axle needs to be machined so that the bearings will fit. It is slightly larger in diameter where the wheels have not been and the bearings wouldn't slide to their new location. Hope that helps. Good luck.

 

[BackCountryBob]

Mountain Machine, $80.00 406-827-6671

BCB

 

[AkSledHed]

I bought mine from Smitty in the anodized red and it was a fairly easy install. I believe it was around $70 for it. http://www.dootalk.com/dtproducts.php

 

[Snowholic]

I did this. I cut the axle to 9" long. Then drill and tap the cut end to fit your axle bolt. You then have to cut the aluminum sleeve the correct length to fit between your wheels once located to the inside. I forget the measurement. The stock outer sleeves are the correct length. I also located the adusting screws to the inside of the rails. I used a piece of 1.5" x 1.5" aluminum flat stock to make larger washers for the outside of the rails to put the axle bolt through. The only issue that I had was the axle needs to be machined so that the bearings will fit. It is slightly larger in diameter where the wheels have not been and the bearings wouldn't slide to their new location. Hope that helps. Good luck.

You wouldn't happen to have some pictures of this would you. you make it sound easy.

 

[Modmxz]

I can take some pics tomorrow. The most difficult part was getting the axle to correct diameter for the bearings to fit.

 

[imobdeep907]

you can also get diffrent bearings so that you dont have to machine your axle down in diameter.

 

[jacmmaxwell]

No machining required, I did mine in about an hour. The larger diamter section is a tube spacer that slides over the solid inner axle.

If you search the forum there are a couple post's on this that will give you the correct lengths then a saw, drill, tap ( I used 3/8 sae but stock is metric ) and some large heavy washers and your done.

Here are some pics of mine, in the last picture you'll see that the washer is to thin and is dishing. Those were 1/8" aluminum and I ended up with some that were 3/8" aluminum that I made with a hole saw on the drill press but 1/8" steel should doo.

Hope this helps.