Re: PA-0531 diff and axle tube

["Horneteer" <horneteer.1@tiscali.co.uk>]

Bob,
the 8/43 diff unit, if made of steel,  was used Wolseley Nine & Hornet 
saloons, 1934-5, if of aluminium then it is from a Morris Eight.
All are a straight swap with the  MG diffs & each other.
Sadly, sounds as if you need to have the axle straightened.This is not hard 
if you have access to a large lathe adjacent to a good heat source
Graham Whitaker

Subject: PA-0531 diff and axle tube


> I was making a bit of forward progess on the PA rear axle till today. I 
> went
> to fit the rear axles and hubs and find the hub flanges are not parrallel 
> to
> the wheel bearing carrier. Also the left axle shaft is bearing on the 
> front
> of the axle tube opening and it requires a lot of rearward pressure on the
> axle/hub to get the axle/hub centered to pass over bearing carrier studs.
> More pressure than I think is right.
> I know the diff unit itself is not PA, might be Morris or Wolsely?? Ratio 
> is
> 8/43, 5.375, same as PA and it fits the PA axle tube. However the guts are
> different than shown in the parts book and manual.
> So here is the question:
> 1-Is a Morris diff different dimension from diff flange to center of axle
> shafts? Is this my problem with alignment. If so can I shim the diff
> or
> 2-Is it likely the axle tube/casing is bent? If so, is it easily
> straightened?.
>
> Thanks for any advice before I rip the whole axle casing out of the car.
> Bob Grunau
> PA-0531
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