Well I'm not doing it but my buddy is a welding for work and was gonna have him do it
I think a lot of people just slap some welds around their axle tubes thinking they are reinforcing/strengthening them, and not knowing they did it incorrectly, and are really weakening the axles/tubes...But if you say theres no benefit no sense in doing it i just heard of people doing it
what seals are you even referring to , I did mine it wasn't too bad , go slow low heat , tack 4 spots do a stitch , let it cool do another stitch etc ... axle seals are on the outer part of the tubes on the axle side and the pinion seal is on the back if its gonna leak you will see it .Mustang and fast fords has a write up on itI think a lot of people just slap some welds around their axle tubes thinking they are reinforcing/strengthening them, and not knowing they did it incorrectly, and are really weakening the axles/tubes...
And something to think about is that when your axle seals go bad they are meant to drip/leak fluid out of the seams where the axle tubes press into the center section/pumpkin. So if you ever see fluid leaking from your axle tubes you know the axle seals are bad.
So if you weld up your axle tubes, and your axle seals go bad, how would you know? Where would the fluid leak from/past? How would you change the axle seals once the axle tubes are welded? So welding your axle tubes has its pro's (if done right), and its con's...
That's what I did I described that too him . I went in 4 small sections and just made 4 tacks as a referenceyou want to weld in small sections at a time. instead of a steady hot bead around the tube that will distort it. weld in sections and then fill it in.
Edit: doesnt matter now
you heard wrong....Are you talking about welding the tubes to the center section? If so, I've always heard that it is unnecessary and can actually weaken the axle, and distort the tubes to where they wont carry the shafts straight.
When I mentioned about getting my axles tubes welded to a friend of mine who runs a speed shop, and who has a few pro street dragsters, he said... "There is really no need to weld your axle tubes." "We dont even weld the axle tubes on our 1000+ hp race cars"...
The inner axle seals...what seals are you even referring to
Yea dont listen to me, im usually drunk anyways when I post on here... lolWhen I mentioned about getting my axles tubes welded to a friend of mine who runs a speed shop, and who has a few pro street dragsters, he said... "There is really no need to weld your axle tubes." "We dont even weld the axle tubes on our 1000+ hp race cars"...
you shouldnt listen to him anymore....
this is a MUST do if your going to run a stickey tire on an 8.8 housing! your axles tubes are held in with just 2 plug welds on each tube and these can and do break out from time to time
what inner seals??? you drunk already? you ever pulled an 8.8 apart???The inner axle seals...
Yea dont listen to me, im usually drunk anyways when I post on here... lol
Im working on it! lolwhat inner seals??? you drunk already? you ever pulled an 8.8 apart???
There are no seals in the middle of the rearend. If you are leaking fluid from where the tube meets the center, your axle housing is cracked. thats not an opinion, that is fact.
Im working on it! lol
I have done 8.8 rear end swaps in my mustang, but I have never actually replaced the inner axle seals in any of my 8.8 rear ends. Do the 8.8 rear ends not have inner axle seals like a lot of other rear ends do?
*Edit* - Guess not... Learn something new everyday...
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