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1968 Shelby GT350/500/500KR / Re: 31 spline axle seal spacer (sleave) location?
« on: March 27, 2024, 11:25:08 AM »Any thoughts before I give the Machinist his instructions tomorrow morning?
In the past when I've been involved with providing service that involved the removal of these I would always take a measurement of where the seal was riding and then this would provide a guide as to were to target the seal ring in order to provide that the seal would be located on the flat of the ring. If though your off in left field fishing for where they should go, then I would go to the axle housing and assuming that the axles are not installed but that the seals are pressed into place and acquire a measurement from the bearing stop machined on the inside of the axle housing end inward to the seals' sealing lip, what is this distance? Now take this dimension and measure from the face of the axle bearing's outer race, that which contacts the stop in the housing tube end, to the point on the axle shaft as measured and make a mark (Magic-Marker ), this is where the seal lip will ride, the sleeve needs to pressed on to a position so as to present the flat surface in the diameter for the seal to ride upon, actual distance for or aft is not critical.
Do be sure that if your R & R 'd the seals that you acquired the as originally proper for 31-spline axle application.
Scott.