I think I just learned something here. Where do you get a Welch Plug?
Never heard of one before, but when I assembled a NOS axle and NOS hub for
my car last week, I didn't use one. Never dawned on me that axle fluid
would leak. How do you install a new one?
Having just pressed the new axle and hub together, this idea for making a
longer wire wheel axle had occurred to me. There is alot of axle pressed
into the hub, and pressing it out by 5/8" would do the trick.
David Riker
63 Falcon
70 Torino
74 Midget
http://home.pacbell.net/davriker/
----- Original Message -----
From <HealeyRic2 at aol.com>
To: <jburruso@earthlink.net>; <spridgets-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: Wire wheels x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
> I did this conversion about 20 yrs ago on my Bugeye with the help of racer
> Stan Huntley of FASPEC. His advice was to use the later (stronger)
spridget
> wire wheel axles from the 1275 cars. Knock out the welch plugs inside the
> hubs (air chisel works good) and press the axle out to the length of the
disc
> wheel axle. About 5/8" if I recall. Install new welch plugs or small
rubber
> balls to keep the diff fluid from leaking out. I've driven about 20,000
> miles since then with no problems, including autox. Someone asked why
bother
> pressing out the axles which shortens the amount of axle left in the hub.
My
> guess is the axle is more likely to shear inside the diff rather than at
the
> hub. Don't know if Stan used this technique on his race sprite or not.
Just
> my experience, if your wheel falls off, don't blame me!
>
> Rick
> In a message dated 10/12/02 2:34:53 PM, jburruso@earthlink.net writes:
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