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Oh, so the locking collar and the bearing inside the block bearing are the same size and the bearing inside the block bearing also spins. Gotcha! Thanks for all of you help! I will post pictures once I have completed my Kart! ~ Mark

So I would put a locking collar on the inside of each block bearing correct? Would the spinning of the lock collar rubbing up against the block bearing cause any problems? Would it wear down the metal or cause friction and slow the spinning of the axle down? ~ Mark

So that would be one of these right? http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_21987_21987 How does it prevent the axle from sliding back and forth and still allow it to spin. It looks like it has a little screw but if you made the screw tight to the axle, it wouldn't...

Cool. Thanks for the reply. That should work. Now how about the issue with the axle sliding back and forth? ~ Mark

I am trying to plan out the rear axle for my Go Kart before I go out and buy all of the parts. Here is what I have so far: I have two Flange Mount Bearing that will attach to the Go Karts frame (See attached picture). The Axle, which has a keyed grove, will sit inside of these bearings which...