Rod alignment

[katy]

Originally Posted by JayJay

I have some minor grooves in the axles of the rear end I'm building right now. I plan to polish them, check the seals to assure they still make contact with the slightly smaller diameter, perhaps fill some pits with JB Weld but I'm not planning to try to restore the original diameter.

You could try putting a spacer under the seal, to move it to a new spot. We've done that on different machines with success.