Weld those suckers in. The composition of the center section housing is
close enough to steel that the ones I've welded have not failed. put a nice
1/4" bead all the way around the circumference of the tubes.
At 10:47 AM 7/28/2004, Bill Babcock wrote:
>I knew it.
>
>Speaking of technical solutions, I need to take a picture of my method for
>keeping the axle tubes from coming out of the differential. They are held in
>with pins, and I've been shearing them off. Going to larger bolts still
>wasn't enough, I clipped those off too. So I wrapped stainless sailboat
>shroud cable around the whole thing and added a turnbuckle to tension it.
>It's a thing of great Peyote Beauty (fits the general theme of the car
>perfectly), works perfectly and doesn't stress the diff housing unevenly
>like a rod across the top from flange to flange would. I'm leaving it in. I
>can't wait to see what happens in Tech. Apoplexy, I'm thinking.
uncle jack
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