It's amazing the things you can go through life not knowing, and not ask
because "they really don't matter." But now I too am nearing forty, and I
find that I care a lot less about looking like an idiot and more about
actually knowing what I'm talking about. So if I may take advantage of the
list's remarkable tolerance for really basic questions...
I've been reading about rear axles a lot. When the parts finally arrive,
I'm going to try to replace the thrust washers in my differential. I keep
reading how the banjo axle is semi-floating, while the tube axle is
three-quarters-floating. If I have that backwards, it's because I don't
know what those two concepts mean, and that brings me (finally) to my
question. Is there anyone who would like to take the time to explain to me
what makes an axle semi- or three-quarters floating, and maybe even why
you'd choose one over the other?
I sure would appreciate it.
Matt Kulka
Huntersville, NC
'74 B - which was semi-floating on two jack stands just last night.
(And then all those fractions made me think of semi-elliptical vs.
three-quarter elliptical leaf springs - which I also don't understand.
Anyone want to take a crack at that one too?)
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