on wednesday, the second of august, andy smith wrote:
>
> Is there any difference between a rear axle for a steel wheeled midget and
> a wire wheeled one. Yes I KNOW there is for an MGB!
>
> I don't think there is, I checked my parts lists, and the wire wheel half
> shafts fit fine OK, so I guess I have a wire wheel axle (or a generic axle
> if there is indeed no difference)..
>
> If anyone can shed some definitive light on this question, let me know.
>
we covered this a couple months ago, and here is what i remember.
'course, my brain is like a sieve:
yes, there is a difference. the wire wheel axle housing
is a little (~1"?) narrower. the wire wheel halfshafts
will fit into a disc wheel axle housing, but will not mate
fully into the differential splines. also, the track will
be slightly wider. this seems to be very poorly documented.
i don't remember where your tires are rubbing, but if they are
rubbing on the outside, this could explain it.
p.s. ray: still can't find my copy of Porter's book. you're
right about _Original_ (says no black bugeyes). but, of course,
you knew that :-).
hanz (san francisco, '58 frog)
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