Measuring axle length

[55 Tony]

I'm F'ed

[NickP]

I'm trying to get the proper axles from Toms so I had the daughter try putting the bearing I got with the weld on ends, and she said it slipped on the axle all the way by hand. She said it wobbles a little but I'm not sure is she means the outer part of the bearing is wobbling or the inner race is wobbling? I did also ask it she thinks the with 3 pieces of paper strips on the axle, if the bearing would still go on, and she said probably not. Does this sound like the right axle?

On the web site it says "axles for weld on end kits", but doesn't say for *what* weld on end kits. I'm just hoping it's for his.

Slips on! Yikes. Is this still going to be a C-Clip retention? If not, call the seller/supplier and let them know you have a possible issue.

[markm]

Slips on! Yikes. Is this still going to be a C-Clip retention? If not, call the seller/supplier and let them know you have a possible issue.

No c-clips with Olds bearing ends.

[markm]

How long were your old axles. Is the housing the same width now.

[55 Tony]

I'm left to half ass put this together using a different bearing that does get pressed onto the axle and then adding a shim of sorts because the other bearing isn't as wide. Either that or buy new ends again, pull the rear again, take it to get the new ends welded on again and put it back together again. F me.

[NickP]

How long were your old axles. Is the housing the same width now.

None with a 9" however the OP isn't building either.

[markm]

None with a 9" however the OP isn't building either.

What does a 9 inch have to do with it. He is building a 12 bolt with aftermarket axle ends that use press on bearings. You pro0babally newer knew that GM made 10 and 12 bolts that newer had c-c clips. For example my sisters 77 Cutlass has an 8.5 10 bolt without them.

[55 Tony]

How long were your old axles. Is the housing the same width now.

No, it's 1" wider to center the wheels.

[chasracer]

All sounds good. On our last set of Moser axles the twist was just about the entire length of the axle. Once they reached a 25% twist, we replaced them. And in our case we run a spool so both axles were pretty close in the amount of twist they had suffered. One thing I learned is that the shorter the axle the harder it is to see the twist with out some kind of indicator. Occasionally I have seen them twist just at the spline area but that was usually stocker type stuff, not the aftermarket pieces. Last season we had a guy bring out a mid-60's Poncho with I guess a Pontiac 455+ in it. Second time shot the right axle said goodbye and the car went one way and the slick the other. The funny part was he was back out there the following week, made it to first round of eliminations before the axle signed off for the day again. I'm not sure but I would imagine that aftermarket axles were in his future after that one.

[55 Tony]

Well you guessed where I got the axles from whether you tried or not. They look a lot better than the first unknown set, but definitely not as good as the ones from Tom's, too bad those didn't fit. With my limited knowledge, Tom's looked better and considerably less expensive. Anyway these survived five passes during test and tune. Don't know if I should write about that in this thread, one of my old threads, or start a new one. Issues with traction, and considerable loss of power when hot, very considerable.