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Title: Setting up a spool Post by: Lids on March 17, 2007, 22:57:40 pm Need some advice guys, Jick is trying to set up his rear axles and spool. He is in Wales no where near the internet and needs some advice.
He is going to run a spool, it has no place for circlips to retain the axles, how does he set the axle tubes up regarding play etc. Also does anybody know the length of short axle tubes, he bought some last year and he thinks he has been given long axle tubes instead. Cheers Mike Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: Roman on March 17, 2007, 23:57:26 pm You don't need any circlips if you have a spool. Just put some grease on the fuclrum plates so they stay in place and put in the axle spade.
The wheel bearing keeps the axle in the right position. Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: Lids on March 18, 2007, 08:45:50 am Cheers Roman, thats what I thought. Do you set up the axle tube the same way as you would if you were using a dif?
Does anybody know the length of short axle tubes? Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: lowfastbus on March 18, 2007, 10:35:58 am Don't now the lengt of a short axle tube, but it's easy to see... the cast piece on the end is much shorter then on the long types...
Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: Lids on March 18, 2007, 11:23:01 am Don't now the lengt of a short axle tube, but it's easy to see... the cast piece on the end is much shorter then on the long types... Do you know the difference in length? Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: lowfastbus on March 18, 2007, 13:10:28 pm Just went out to measure it, the casted endpiece measures 8,5cm on the short versions... measured from the backing plate to the end of the casted piece. Hope you kinda understand what I mean :-\
Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: Lids on March 18, 2007, 13:35:12 pm Yeah I do :) Thanks a lot.
Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: jick on March 19, 2007, 18:59:29 pm thanks Lids for posting, and also those who advised.....much appreciated, at least i know now for certain i have the short outeraxles....i dont have a problem setting the axles up at the gearbox end, what's confusing me can be seen in the photo's below.....
1) this shows how much (or little) axle is protruding at the bearing end.....you can see the other axle and compare how much of it is recessed, (its about 1.5")......this just doesnt look right to me at all?? it doesnt look like theres enough room for the drum...... (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c260/jick-r/rearaxle001.jpg) to compare...here is a stock axle set up..(long) (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c260/jick-r/rearaxle004.jpg) maybe you can understand why i thought my outers were the long type..... but they aren't?? any idea's people?? Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: benssp on March 20, 2007, 14:23:51 pm what's the length of your axles jick?
bugpack catalogue states 61-66 26 11/16" 67 27 13/16" 68- 28 7/16" as far as i can remember the only difference between the 67 and 68- axles is the splined end on a 67 is slightly shorter to fit an early drum ;D Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: Rick Meredith on March 20, 2007, 17:47:54 pm what's the length of your axles jick? bugpack catalogue states 61-66 26 11/16" 67 27 13/16" 68- 28 7/16" as far as i can remember the only difference between the 67 and 68- axles is the splined end on a 67 is slightly shorter to fit an early drum ;D I'll confirm Ben's memory on the difference between 67 & 68 axles. Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: jick on March 20, 2007, 19:36:41 pm my axles are the 26 11/16"......
Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: jick on April 12, 2007, 15:45:52 pm managed to do a little more work on the car over easter..............
in case anyone's interested it turns out that my outer axles consisted of a combination of long tubes with the type 1 early short end castings....and they were actually wider each side than a normal long axle outer assembly, and the inner face where the spring plate bolts to was about 2.5" outside of where it should have been....no wonder i was confused. fuck knows what they were meant to fit.... ::) still...its all sorted now, had to pull some of my '64 project. Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: richie on April 13, 2007, 03:29:18 am managed to do a little more work on the car over easter.............. in case anyone's interested it turns out that my outer axles consisted of a combination of long tubes with the type 1 early short end castings....and they were actually wider each side than a normal long axle outer assembly, and the inner face where the spring plate bolts to was about 2.5" outside of where it should have been....no wonder i was confused. fuck knows what they were meant to fit.... ::) still...its all sorted now, had to pull some of my '64 project. 67 only,cheers richie,uk Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: benssp on April 13, 2007, 10:38:28 am managed to do a little more work on the car over easter.............. in case anyone's interested it turns out that my outer axles consisted of a combination of long tubes with the type 1 early short end castings....and they were actually wider each side than a normal long axle outer assembly, and the inner face where the spring plate bolts to was about 2.5" outside of where it should have been....no wonder i was confused. fuck knows what they were meant to fit.... ::) still...its all sorted now, had to pull some of my '64 project. Do they use early or late bearing caps jick? Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: benssp on April 16, 2007, 16:13:41 pm FYI 67 axle tubes appear to be one year only with early 311 bearing caps ;D
Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: Rick Meredith on April 17, 2007, 00:01:34 am FYI 67 axle tubes appear to be one year only with early 311 bearing caps ;D Aren't 66 the same? Title: Re: Setting up a spool Post by: Zach Gomulka on April 17, 2007, 04:33:03 am FYI 67 axle tubes appear to be one year only with early 311 bearing caps ;D Aren't 66 the same? '66 and earlier used short axles. |