Re: Holding in the Rear Axle

["Owen" <renarac@domain.elided>]

Ford 9" uses bearing collars too. They work great unless you have some kind
of bearing failure that heats up the collar faster than the shaft. Its not
common, but I've seen a ford 9" rear axle out of a Bronco with 38" tires
come in with the collar moved out of position about 1/2". The guy said he
didn't start to press it himself either. It just came loose while he was
romping on it in the woods.


-----Original Message-----
From: John A. Landry <jlandry@domain.elided>
To: Owen <renarac@domain.elided>
Cc: ihc@domain.elided <ihc@domain.elided>
Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 10:41 PM
Subject: Holding in the Rear Axle


>When the truth serum kicked in, "Owen" <renarac@domain.elided> blurted
out...
>
>>Considering these aren't full floating hubs, and don't use c-clips, the
only
>>thing holding the axle in place is the bearing collar. Spin a bearing and
>>you might loose an axle.
>
>Funny you should mention this Owen.  I was thinking about this very subject
>just the other day.  I went so far as to study the IH parts manual and shop
>manual trying to understand just what exactly is holding the rear axle
shafts
>in.  I repacked my rear wheel bearings on my Traveler back in 1996, and at
the
>time it never occurred to me to think much about it.  Then one day when I
was
>discussing C-clip axles with a Jeep owner friend, I started to wonder how
the
>Scout held the axle in.
>
>This seems sort of scary... just a pressed on mental sleeve holding the
axle
>shaft in!!!  But I don't see them flying off on the freeway, so I guess it
>works.
>
>Happy Thanksgiving,
>
>John
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