[Healeys] Targa Newfoundland ("NF") update--Axle stretching

[awgertoo at aol.com]

Apparently the elves were able to successfully apply weight and heat to the correct places on the axle housing last night as when everything went together this morning?the faces mated perfectly.? HOWEVER (there is always a forever isn't there?) the new axle was just a bit too short by about 1/2" to engage the inner gears of the limited-slip differential.? So this morning we took the axle over to the City of Gander's?machine shop?where they pressed the axle 1/2" out of the hub to make it longer and rewelded?it good as new.?Axle stretching?can be done!? The differential is?quieter than it was when we started out and the knibbling pin also seems to be in good shape so no worries there.?

We got on the road around 10:30 this morning and are now in Clarenville about to sit down to a nice warm lunch after a cold and wet ride down--a perfect day for motoring in a Healey.? We plan to rejoin the competition tomorrow.

L'Shana Tova--Michael Oritt
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