- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
I had a D30 break on me on the axle tube. So the next one is going to be reinforced. Yeah I know I am polishing a turd, but at this point I'm strapped for $ and if I pick up another bare D30 housing I'll be able to get away with only the cost of a master install kit (might as well do bearings) and a the cost of housing (already have 4.88's detroit and alloy shafts).
In any case, a topic that came up around the after welding camp fire was to find a piece of tubing that would fit just right inside the axle tube (press it in somehow). Anyone toyed with the idea? Mark, you've pressed one on the outside and had to redo all the bracketry: I can't recall though if you sliced open the tube in the middle or removed the knuckle and came in from that end.
Also what about pressing one inside? Any downsides to that? Any other ideas that are about just as easy to accomplish?
In any case, a topic that came up around the after welding camp fire was to find a piece of tubing that would fit just right inside the axle tube (press it in somehow). Anyone toyed with the idea? Mark, you've pressed one on the outside and had to redo all the bracketry: I can't recall though if you sliced open the tube in the middle or removed the knuckle and came in from that end.
Also what about pressing one inside? Any downsides to that? Any other ideas that are about just as easy to accomplish?