This info was measured by me when I had rears from a steel wheel car and a wire
wheel car unattached from the bodies prior to crushing.
REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY
TYPEDIMENSIONMEASUREMENT POINTS
STEEL WHEEL DIFF ASSY
Over all width*41 3/4 (41.3750")From inside of brake backing plate flange to
inside of opposite flange
Left Hand Brake rod14 3/4" (14.7500")From center to center of clevis pin holes
Right Hand Brake Rod26 1/4" (26.2500")From center to center of clevis pin
holes
WIRE WHEEL DIFF ASSY
Over all width*40 3/4 (40.3750")From inside of brake backing plate flange to
inside of opposite flange
Left Hand Brake rod14 (14.0000")From center to center of clevis pin holes
Right Hand Brake Rod26 (26.0000")From center to center of clevis pin holes
*Wire wheel assembly is 1" narrower than steel wheel assy
*Wire wheel and steel wheel rear hubs are same except for stud length
At 10:44 PM 10/17/2007 -0400, BCAH@aol.com wrote:
>Well, I am still trying to figure out just which rear axle I have on the BI.
>The PO put wire wheels on it but, of course, that half shaft is shorter that
>the solid wheel unit and so will not fully engage the diff. I talked with a
>fellow at" Frogeye Spares" in England and he said what they were doing was to
>press the splined knock off hub away out from the half shaft and TIG weld it
>thus making it all longer. Apparently there is enough meat in the knock off
>hub to do this.What happens when your splined hub wears out? Surely you must
>be able to press on a new one to the half shaft. I have seen these hubs
>available by themselves for about $110. Or does one buy the half shaft and
>the
>splined hub already connected? How much force do you think is needed? I
>have not
>seen stronger half shafts advertised for wire wheel cars but I have seen then
>for sale for pressed ones.My man in England said that early BI with wire
>wheels were just solid wheel cars with splined adaptors bolted on.This combo
>might work because I could buy the stronger half shafts for solid wheel
>cars and
>bolt on the adaptor. Might make the tire stick out more though.As the two
>axles are two different sizes ,the hand brake rods would be too. Anyone with
>nothing better to do care to send me some measurements, --from center of hole
>to center of hole? Thanks---Bob C in KS
>
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