Well what an interesting couple of days. As previously noted, the rear drivers wheel was loose so I pulled it apart for a look. Outer wheel bearing had spun on the axle and created a groove, 19mm wide and 12 thou deep.
Okay, so I need a new set of axles, but they are on the other side of the World and my new car is right here wanting to be driven.
Be creative I say to myself. Surf the Web, ah "Loctite Quick Metal" designed to fill voids in shafts and keyways. Off to the local bearing store who highly recomended the product, along with the appropriate spray primer.
Home I go, instructions say to sandblast the component to allow better keying. No worries, into the cabinet then mix up the product and apply. It's Winter here and pretty cold at 17 deg C, so into the wife's oven at 40 deg C for an hour or two. Package said machinable at 6 hours, but I forgot it and went to bed. Sure, it was still in the hot oven when I got up for breakfast.
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