RE: Milano Axles

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

>      Does anyone know if Milano axles are any longer or thicker than
those 
> on a gtv6? I'm putting a milano transaxle in my gtv6 and have been
eyeing 
> the Milano's allen head bolts and easy-to-access stubb axles that hold
the 
> rotors on. The hex head rotor bolts and awkward stubb axles from the
gtv6 
> have to be the worst engineered parts on the car, from a maintenance
aspect 
> at least. The milanos use a narrower stubb axle (part between the
rotor and 
> cv joint) though, so it doesn't appear that I can use the milano parts
w/ my 
> gtv6 axles.
>      I believe the de Dion triangles are the same, so are milano axles

> longer, are the cv joints different or do they use some kind of spacer
to 
> account for the difference? Anyone out there in digest land have a
pair of 
> Milano axles gathering dust they want to swap for gtv6 counterparts?

The Milano and GTV6 half shafts are different lengths.  The difference
is made up in the stub axles.

You can swap half shafts between the Milano and GTV6, but you should
carry over the stub axle when you do it.

bs
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