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Title: WTB - short axle
Post by: splitwindowman on May 19, 2012, 03:04:18 PM: Does anyone have a good used short axle for an early swing axle tranny? Anything pre 1966 will do. Hoping to find something local before I order from Rancho. Maybe $20?
Thx, Jason
Title: Re: WTB - short axle
Post by: rustybus on May 19, 2012, 10:22:11 PM: i might i can check tomorrow when i get home from work. how local do you want it to be i'm in abby

chris
Title: Re: WTB - short axle
Post by: splitwindowman on May 20, 2012, 09:14:37 AM: Hey, I'm in Abbotsford as well. The axle should measure 26 1/2" end to end. The spade end on one of my has some very deep gouges in it from wear. Just hoping to find a nice clean replacement.
Title: Re: WTB - short axle
Post by: rustybus on May 20, 2012, 07:31:09 PM: ok i still have that short axle trans. wasn't sure if i scrapped it cause one axle was broken . i will pull the other axle tomorrow morning to see if its good enough. if it is you can have it for free.
Title: Re: WTB - short axle
Post by: Geoff on May 20, 2012, 09:14:50 PM: Jason, Try and get the correct side axle L or R as it's better to keep them in the same rotation (if you swap them side to side) other wise they can break under hard load. I don't know if ytou have a big engine going in but just to be safe. They will be marked with either a pink or blue dot.
Title: Re: WTB - short axle
Post by: rustybus on May 21, 2012, 08:32:25 AM: i didnt know that. the one i have is a drivers side . i just havent gone outside to pull it yet
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Post by: splitwindowman on May 21, 2012, 09:42:52 AM: Thanks Geoff, I completely forgot to mention left or right. It's my drivers side (left) that is worn out. Thanks for the offer rustybus, I just might be in luck!
Jason
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Post by: rustybus on May 21, 2012, 12:15:33 PM: its out looks good . i emailed you my address and cell#
Title: Re: WTB - short axle
Post by: Jodasa on May 21, 2012, 03:19:10 PM: You hooked him up!

Nice one rustybus!
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Post by: Russ on May 21, 2012, 04:32:13 PM: Quote from: rustybus on May 21, 2012, 08:32:25 AM
i didnt know that. the one i have is a drivers side . i just havent gone outside to pull it yet
do the dots correlate to a left or right side?
example blue left side?
Title: Re: WTB - short axle
Post by: splitwindowman on May 21, 2012, 04:36:00 PM: Well I popped in to see Chris and he had a great axle for me - thanks Chris!

My axles and the one I got from Chris didn't have any of the colors marks Geoff mentioned. Thank goodness I marked mine left and right when I removed them.