Project "Payback"

[Vegas69]

I recieved my new Moser 33 spline axles with tapered bearings tonight. How foolish to think I'd be cruising tonight. The are machined wrong for my brakes and ultimately backspacing. The bearing needs to move towards the axle flange. They are only .100 off but I'll either need to find a local shop that can turn down the axles another .1 or send them back to Moser. Driving to the Optima challenge isn't looking to promising to say the least. The good new is there is NO end play now. I also have the updated Wilwood plates pictured that were redesigned with a taller lip and thicker material. They were nice enough to send them to me for free fo rall my trouble in the past.

[70rs]

No chance of getting the car on the road with enough time to get to the challenge? At least you got the plates and axles now. Good luck with getting it together Todd!

[Vegas69]

I'm not going to pay to overnight axles just to drive out there. It's not like I'm racing. I could stick the old axles back in but I already removed the axle seal on the passenger side since the tapered bearing are lubricated with gear oil. If it happens, it happens. I decided to save myself a few bucks by using the wilwood plates vs. the currie plates pictured on the old axles. Of course I measured to make sure the tolerance was the same. I would've needed to pay to have the old bearings pressed off and the new tapered bearing pressed on. I'm interested to see why Moser machined this set differently. Stay tuned...

[70rs]

Hey , wait a minute. You are already in Vegas, the sun should be shining. Good excuse to ride the bike huh? ( I look for ANY reason to get on mine... )

[Vegas69]

Good idea!

[skatinjay27]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Good idea!

NOOOOO!
thats a bad idea

give garth a call at L.E.P im pretty sure he can hook you up with someone to machine those down this week.

[Spiffav8]

Todd,

Post up that pic you are using as your avatar. I need it for my screen saver. lol