MadMarx Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 (edited) The IMSA cars had upgraded axles....in case of the Canadian #42 car it is a '68 28 spline Mustang floater axle. These axles do have pressed on roller bearings with securing ring. On the photo the securing ring was cracked with drilling a hole in it and slamming with a chisel and a hammer on the tiny bore to crack it open. After that on a hydraulic press the bearing is removed from the axle shaft seat. To fit the new roller bearing the bearing and securing ring is fit in place and and pressed on with about 5 tons of pressure. Wheel installed Edited April 18 by MadMarx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 Interesting. The description ‘floater’ made me think this was a fully floating axle shaft but the fitting of the bearing to the shaft into the axle tube makes it look like semi floating. The axle hub bearings of the fully floating axle would be in the outer hub housing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMarx Posted April 19 Author Report Share Posted April 19 (edited) I think the term "float" is in this case not related to the halfshaft, it is related to the diff housing. It is very easy to remove the diff from the axle. I guess that what they mean with floating, that you can slip out the diff-arrangement as a whole. See the housing and carrier is a separate part. Changing diff ratios is very easy. Edited April 21 by MadMarx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 Thanks for the reply Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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