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08-27-2016, 11:48 AM | #1 |
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Axel housing wheel bearing surface
Does anyone know of a shop in the Philadelphia PA area that can machine the rear wheel bearing surface on a '40 axel housing in preparation to install a repair sleeve? Any overall advice for doing this job? Thank you, Steve.
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08-27-2016, 02:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: Axel housing wheel bearing surface
I had this job done on a Lincoln several yeas ago in Palmyra, NJ. Don't remember the name of the shop, but it was about 2 blocks from route 73 and about 2 blocks from the Main St. along the railroad tracks.
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08-28-2016, 01:03 PM | #3 |
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Re: Axel housing wheel bearing surface
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P1020897.jpg I'm lucky enough to have a shop with a crankgrinder and this is how I did mine. Notice the radius to add strength. Perhaps you can find a local shop or I am in Northern NJ. |
08-28-2016, 01:13 PM | #4 |
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Re: Axel housing wheel bearing surface
Hot Rod Works is another possible source: http://www.hotrodworks.com/technical...n/labor-rates/
They are in Caldwell ID. They also sell the repair sleeve, $75 ea: http://www.hotrodworks.com/product/a...repair-sleeve/ |
08-28-2016, 01:56 PM | #5 |
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Re: Axel housing wheel bearing surface
Look in the "Yellow Pages" for machine shop I'll bet you can find one close by.
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08-28-2016, 02:01 PM | #6 | |
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08-28-2016, 02:45 PM | #7 |
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Re: Axel housing wheel bearing surface
Be sure you get a hard sleeve, they had a few soft ones out there in the past.
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08-29-2016, 10:08 AM | #8 |
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Re: Axel housing wheel bearing surface
I had this problem, and I live in Texas. The trick is finding an old school machine shop with a lathe big enough for the axle bell to turn. I called so many machine shops and they weren't even sure they could do it, and if they could they would charge hundreds.
I finally found an old school machine shop in Arlington Texas, staff by a bunch of old timers and really old equipment. They machined the housings and pressed on the new races for $100. Ask the old fellas in the neighborhood they should know where the good machine shops are. |
08-29-2016, 11:23 AM | #9 |
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Re: Axel housing wheel bearing surface
Check with the local Model A club to see who they use. The crankshaft grinder is the way to go.
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