I've been investigating issues on my new kart and I think that I have found a big problem that I need to fix this weekend.
I've been showing all my workmates pictures of our new kart and we scheduled an official work BBQ at my place next weekend. Everyone is bringing their kids and expecting a day of go karting. However, the axle seems to be shredding and pulling itself through the bearings.
And I can't get the shaft to drop out because the hanger slot is not big enough. I think that maybe I need to pull one bearing and get it to slide sideways and then a narrower outer part of the shaft can slide through; but I can't get ether bearing to slide more than a 1/4 inch from where it's raceway is.
I'd like to think that new bearings will fix it, but they sound and look okay.