Sorry,
I am confused here. All of the axle shafts that I have ever seen for disk
wheels have a flange on the end which I was sure was forged with the axle.
That is they are one piece. Axles for wire wheels have splines on both ends
and are use with an extension hub. I can not find any listings for any other
types of axles in the factory books available to me. The two types of axles
are not interchangable. The differential housing case (banjo) for wires is
one inch narrower than the same unit for disk wheels. The end of the axle
that goes into the differential is the same for both axles. I would assume
that the wire wheel axle is shorter but, with out some sort of modification,
there is no way it can drive a disk wheel. It needs the extension to connect
to and seal the hub assembly.
Or did I totally misunderstand this post?
Bob (and Annice)
In a message dated 10/28/99 3:12:53 AM, BCAH@aol.com writes:
<< I built up my Bugeye from parts and at the beginning was wondering about
the
solid wheel vs wire wheel axle situation. My research told me that you could
put a wire wheel shaft into the solid wheel housing but it would not be quite
long enough to go all the way in the correct distance. It would work, and
drive the car but put all the stress on a smaller area. The one or two
E-mails I got on the question said they did not have any problems so far. I
would imagine as the HP went up , there might just be problems. A kind
fellow in England sent me the measurements for both axle housings to verify
which was which. This helped me out because I thought I had the shorter axle
in the solid wheel houlsing. This still does not answer the question of
actual axle lengh, --but let's just say, I think the wire wheel one is
shorter. Bob C >>
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