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40 JD G

01-24-2006 09:37:13




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What is the right thing to do with the axels after the tractor is painted. I have a 1940 G that i completely restored and now the axels are getting a little rusty because i did not paint them. If i paint them then i cant move my wheels in if i have to, let me know what you think. Thanks




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BUBSDAD

01-24-2006 19:22:08




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 Re: John Deere Axels in reply to 40 JD G, 01-24-2006 09:37:13  
My son had a product for his motorcycle called chain wax. After cleaning the axles on a couple tractors last summer is sprayed them with this and sitting out side some last summer and stored in a barn this winter still no rust and you cant see the product on the axle.
only time will tell, but so far so good.



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CMB

01-24-2006 11:48:59




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 Re: John Deere Axels in reply to 40 JD G, 01-24-2006 09:37:13  
Never heard of this being done, but what about one of the commercial parkerizing/blackening products? I have a friend who recently made a bullet puller in 50BMG for me,& he used a black parkerizing to put a finish on it. looks really good--black with no shinyness at all. Just a thought that I had when reading your post. Has anyone tried this?



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SRA

01-24-2006 10:21:53




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 Re: John Deere Axels in reply to 40 JD G, 01-24-2006 09:37:13  
Your tractor is restored so this is not the answer but maybe add it to your thoughts for your next project when you have it completly stripped. Heat the axle up nice and warm you"ll never get it glow. When its hot cool it with old motor oil then wrap it with oil soaked rags. Once it is cool you can just wipe them down really good with clean rags. You have just made one H%@@ of a mess but the axles will never rust. The process is called Blacken its an old Blacksmith trick.

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Walt in Jaxn Tn.

01-24-2006 10:07:55




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 Re: John Deere Axels in reply to 40 JD G, 01-24-2006 09:37:13  
I cleaned and painted mine with a thin coat of gloss black lacquer. I used a paint stripper wheel on a cordless drill to get down in the splines and a small screwdriver with stainless steel scouring pad on the really tough places. There were some dinged places on the axel shaft also (blows from a big hammer, not mine!) that i cleaned up with a flat file. I got the axel clean enough that I could slide the hub in and out by hand with some automatic transmission fluid. Don't use a power grinder or even a dremmel tool, you can remove more metal than needed in and instant. Clean and paint one coat with the lacquer, then when the paint gets too thin from use, just paint with a small brush to touch up. --Walt--

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Mike M

01-24-2006 09:57:31




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 Re: John Deere Axels in reply to 40 JD G, 01-24-2006 09:37:13  
Many different ways of dealing with this. I have paint on mine but not very thick,it doesn't seem to keep them from sliding on as I paint them before I put the hubs on.

In the old days my uncle greased the exposed splines then wrapped them in rags or burlap and wired it on or taped it on.



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Walt in Jaxn Tn.

01-24-2006 10:28:36




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 Re: John Deere Axels in reply to Mike M, 01-24-2006 09:57:31  
third party image

Left axel



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