Project "Payback" - Lateral-g Forums

Vegas69 · #1 10-29-2009, 09:54 PM

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 · #2 10-29-2009, 10:06 PM

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...

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Vegas69 · #3 10-29-2009, 10:10 PM

Good idea!

skatinjay27 · #4 10-29-2009, 10:32 PM

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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** · #5 11-01-2009, 09:35 AM

Todd,

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

Vegas69 · #6 11-01-2009, 10:10 AM

Well Moser stepped up to the plate and said the axles must have been machined wrong. They are going to cover shipping both ways and new bearings. I quadruple checked measurments and they will go back for have an additional .095 shaved off them. It's a week each way for shipping plus a week for machining. I put it back together yesterday so I can drive it in the meantime. I just happended to have an extra axle seal in my spare parts box. This is the best time of year and I don't want to miss the optima challenge in the car. So I'm back in business and swapping axles isn't that big a deal.

Hear you go Curtis.......I can send you the original for higher resolution if you want.

**tones2SS** · #7 11-01-2009, 11:52 AM

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Hear you go Curtis.......I can send you the original for higher resolution if you want.

I'll take one in high res as well, Todd. (If, you don't mind of course.) I already have one of your pics as my desktop background right now.

THANKS bud!

**DFRESH** · #8 11-01-2009, 05:46 PM

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Money shot right there---

Glad to hear you did the right thing and are going to bring the car out

Doug