We sorted out the axle length issue and the "confused" person admitted his
ignorance. I let him claim confusion with some other make. Many thanks for all
that replied to confirm my belief.
Now here is how the story started and currently stands.
After sliding the car into a curb (not me) the right side suspension required
replacement. I found a used complete assembly from the differential out to the
wheel hub as a replacement. Everything looked right. It was the right lenght and
for the right side. When I tried to install it, the flange that mounts to the
differential was different that the original. It was slightly thinner but more
importantly, the hole spacing was smaller.
To get around this, and get rolling temporarily, I disassembled the U-joint,
swapped the flanges on the axle, and connected everything up. The big problem is
the U-joint seems to be mismatched as the shaft in not turning about the center
axis. It has a slight wobble.
That is when I went out to get another one. The first unit ended up for the
wrong side. The second unit is exactly the same situation that I started with.
The flange is different than the original one. I've arranged to swap my backing
plate onto the first unit and it should be ready this afternoon.
Here is the BIG question. I have never seen any reference to differences in the
rear assembly other than the length of the axles. Where did this this flange
difference come from?
Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire (about 2 weeks to go to hit the road)
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