Well,...I thought I had this part behind me,......but uhh no, no I don't.
I shortened a 95 GT disc brake rearend housing approximately 3.5" ( 1.75" on each end) back in October. I sent the stock axles to Moser to have them shortened accordingly. When I opened the box yesterday, ( I didn't need the axles until that) I was surprised w/ these little short assed axles inside (total axle length from tip to flange 24.75") According to Moser, an axle this short will fit a housing that is only 44" housing flange to housing flange.
Turns out that there was some confusion on my part communicating the housing length to Moser, and they cut the axles thinking I had a total axle length of 50.75" (axle flange to axle flange)
I arrived at that measurement by sticking the wheels in the openings, w/o the rearend in place and measured the wheel mounting surface-to wheel mounting surface, but somehow now it's all kinds of phucked up. I can't imagine making a mistake that far off, but evidently, I did.
The guy @ Moser told me that they cut according to my measurements, and additionally they called to confirm before cutting and I cannot dispute. Actually, I do not know how I screwed it up, but I did.
$175.00 straight down the toilet.
I'm wondering if there is some stock replacement axle out there that I can buy w/o having to order custom length axles, and so the crux of my question is how do you measure for that axle?
Do I stick the crosspin back in, and measure from the pin to the bearing, and how do I compensate for the amount of "float" the axle has to have in order to get the C-Clip accomodated?
Whatever total length the stock 95 disc brake housing was before I cut it, It should be only 3.5" shorter than that, but now I don't have an axle that fits to even guesstimate.
It'll slide in and barely start into the diff when completely bottomed against the ABS wheel, but I don't know how far it's supposed to pull back out after a C clip is on.
It was so much easier when I had 9" housing ends, a full spool and no C clip to consider,..but that isn't what I have this time.
I shortened a 95 GT disc brake rearend housing approximately 3.5" ( 1.75" on each end) back in October. I sent the stock axles to Moser to have them shortened accordingly. When I opened the box yesterday, ( I didn't need the axles until that) I was surprised w/ these little short assed axles inside (total axle length from tip to flange 24.75") According to Moser, an axle this short will fit a housing that is only 44" housing flange to housing flange.
Turns out that there was some confusion on my part communicating the housing length to Moser, and they cut the axles thinking I had a total axle length of 50.75" (axle flange to axle flange)
I arrived at that measurement by sticking the wheels in the openings, w/o the rearend in place and measured the wheel mounting surface-to wheel mounting surface, but somehow now it's all kinds of phucked up. I can't imagine making a mistake that far off, but evidently, I did.
The guy @ Moser told me that they cut according to my measurements, and additionally they called to confirm before cutting and I cannot dispute. Actually, I do not know how I screwed it up, but I did.
$175.00 straight down the toilet.
I'm wondering if there is some stock replacement axle out there that I can buy w/o having to order custom length axles, and so the crux of my question is how do you measure for that axle?
Do I stick the crosspin back in, and measure from the pin to the bearing, and how do I compensate for the amount of "float" the axle has to have in order to get the C-Clip accomodated?
Whatever total length the stock 95 disc brake housing was before I cut it, It should be only 3.5" shorter than that, but now I don't have an axle that fits to even guesstimate.
It'll slide in and barely start into the diff when completely bottomed against the ABS wheel, but I don't know how far it's supposed to pull back out after a C clip is on.
It was so much easier when I had 9" housing ends, a full spool and no C clip to consider,..but that isn't what I have this time.
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