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going to be hell when comes times to change them
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It's not designed for the change- the tack is to "keep" things together while you play. I'm not saying it's a perfect design- just what people do to keep the axle together until they get the $$$ together for new axles or a way to give themselves a safety net against caps moving out.
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If you don't tack weld, here's a trick you can do at least to see if your caps start walking and hopefully catch before a failure. Paint a line across the cap and onto the ears. If the cap starts rotating (a good sign of a loosening one), you'll notice and can tack corrective action. I decided just to upgrade w/ Ten Factory after I saw mine do this.
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If you don't tack weld, here's a trick you can do at least to see if your caps start walking and hopefully catch before a failure. Paint a line across the cap and onto the ears. If the cap starts rotating (a good sign of a loosening one), you'll notice and can tack corrective action. I decided just to upgrade w/ Ten Factory after I saw mine do this.
