Where do you get the 'C' clip eliminators for $100.
I heard they are very expensive and only come with the axle for $350 to
$500.
You also have to modify the end of the axle housing tubes to install them.
Your not going to lose an axle because a 'C' clip fell out but will lose
one if the axle breaks. But, axles don't break during normal use. Of course
if you abuse them due to installing a 454 and driving them hard you should
invest in racing axles anyway. Racing axles do wear faster in the bearing
area than stock as they are not as hard but will break less. The rearend
should always be sized to the HP output of the engine. The 'C' clip
eliminator also eliminates the axle bearing that uses the outer axle shaft
surface as a bearing race. This is where the wear happens.
Roger Gleason
51-3100 AD Huckster
"Robert Welch"
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rearends for 454,
trannys, gear ratios
04/05/01 09:46 AM
Please respond to
"Robert Welch"
One way to solve the axle bearing problem is to install a c-clip eliminator
kit. The odds of losing a rear axle are small (given that there are
millions of these rearends on the road - how many have you seen come out?)
but it does happen occasionally. To me, the thought of having to fix the
fender/bed or whatever gets ruined on my Cameo by losing the axle is reason
enough to spend the $100 for c-clip eliminators, plus solving the bearing
problem. For those of you that may have converted your rear brakes to
discs
using GM hardware, the c-clip kit from Moser works fine - all of the other
vendors say theirs won't work with discs and a 10-bolt.
Bob Welch
Bartlesville, OK
'56 Cameo
'55 Belair
'54 5-window AD
'56 Panel
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