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Old 04-14-10 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Booger1
As long as the axle doesn't sag,the hubs will be fine.If the axle sags,it will crack the center of the hub at some point.Instead of the hub going around a centerline,it will flex in the middle,fatigue,then crack.
I think that depends where the axle bends. I have fished a couple baby joggers out of the dumpster, and they had bent axles; but the axles bent right where they were attached to the dropout, so it didn't bother the alignment between the bearings.

I'd check how much weight the baby jogger was supposed to be able to carry; as long as you don't go too much over that, you should be fine.

If they do bend, you can probably straighten them; but if you do, replace them ASAP. Bending means metal fatigue, and each successive bend will be worse, until it breaks.
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