Rear axle bore
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:23 pm
In need of confirmation of my suspicion. I have had the rearend apart on my 50 L110. Some bad stuff happened to this axle at some point. The thrust block was in 2 pieces , one half was in place on the driver side, the other lying in the bottom of the housing. Remarkably no damage was done to the geartrain. I obtained a new thrust block from generous fella on this forum. Already back together, on to new bearings and races, ready to assemble the thing.
Backing up a bit when I disassembled, the axles/hubs I found the axle had been assembled incorrectly, apparently. The passenger side axle had drifted inward and the hub rubbed the brake spreader bar. I figured this was all due to the broken thrust block. I noticed the pass side bore had no counterbore. So test fitted the race by itself, and it easily bottomed out in the housing. Measuring with a inside mic shows 3-4 thou clearence, which suggests the bearing had spun ? What are some of your thoughts on this . Is it done, I have another axle, but haven't had it apart yet to see if it is good. Trying to keep it original. Sorry, for the long post, Tia for the advice.
Backing up a bit when I disassembled, the axles/hubs I found the axle had been assembled incorrectly, apparently. The passenger side axle had drifted inward and the hub rubbed the brake spreader bar. I figured this was all due to the broken thrust block. I noticed the pass side bore had no counterbore. So test fitted the race by itself, and it easily bottomed out in the housing. Measuring with a inside mic shows 3-4 thou clearence, which suggests the bearing had spun ? What are some of your thoughts on this . Is it done, I have another axle, but haven't had it apart yet to see if it is good. Trying to keep it original. Sorry, for the long post, Tia for the advice.