looking for a short stub axle, pref with taper bearings each side, its too pivot my reverse motor/gearbox on, room is tight so the shorter the better, when the motor engages it tries to move sideways as well as drive, i'm thinking useing a short shaft like a stub axle or the like to cope with these loads.

It works ok on the pivot i have made using oilite bush's but with taper bearings i can take out any slack ?

Ideas ? trailor? bike? car? anyone sourced summat like this before?

Autow have em for a few quid Jon, www.autow.co.uk

The website does not show the tapered ones but the lad showed me them a while back when we looked for buggy front suspention.

[Edited on 31-12-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]

ta, sent em an e-mail.

Not exactly clear what you want to do but Rovers and Hondas use a rear stub axle which is bolted on via a flange fitting --- up to 88 or so they used conventional bearings afrer 1989 with introduction of the 216 fastback the switched to a combined hub and bearing.

renault clios also have a bolt on rear stub ( four bolts )

regards

marc

Seen some short versions at a trailer shop as hubs for DIY trailer.

Maybe a bit dear though!

Renault Clio rear bearings are ball race type though, not taper roller . would probably be able to get taper type to fit? Rusty

ive looked and they all a bit too long for what i need, rather than cut n shut one ive drawn one up, back at work tues so i'm attacking lathe.

ford fiesta mk3 rear stubs are a bolt on unit which is short in lenght and common in the breakers yard .it also has tapper bearings as well .worth a look ?