As I indicated, I got the c-clip eliminator kit from Moser Engineering.
Looked up my invoice and they cost $140, not $100, sorry bad memory, plus
the cost to have someone press on the bearing for you. Yes, the axle
housing tube outboard of the flange needs to be trimmed a little but a
sawsall or hacksaw is all that is required. Before I did the installation
quite a few people I spoke with thought the c-clip kit was a waste of time
and money - but I spoke with two people that did lose axles. Both were on
classics and both of them incurred damage to their body. The same people
that told me they were a waste of time on a street car also said that with
rear discs, the caliper would hold the tire/axle on even if the axle failed.
Well, one of the guys who had a failure had a disc brake rearend and he said
the tire and axle wobbled so badly it broke the caliper bracket before he
realized there was a problem. Why do you think that breaking an axle at the
bearing surface is the only way to lose an axle?
As you mentioned, the c-clip kit solves the axle shaft bearing wear problem,
which is the most likely reason to lose the axle. Most people spend
anywhere from $5-20,000 on their cars, use grade 8 bolts in places that are
completely unnecessary, modernize their brakes with dual master cylinders,
etc., etc. $140 is cheap insurance. Its a personal decision.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Roger.Gleason@uconn.edu>
To: "Robert Welch" <rwelch@ionet.net>
Cc: "Old Trucks List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>;
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Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] rearends for 454, trannys, gear ratios
> 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
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> 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.
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> Bob Welch
> Bartlesville, OK
> '56 Cameo
> '55 Belair
> '54 5-window AD
> '56 Panel
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