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I assumed both rear axles on the same vehicle would be interchangeable.
I am putting an axle out of a donor truck into my '65 F100, and it lacks 1/8" to going all of the way in. So I took the axle out of the other side, (rt side) and test fit it into the left side, same problem, will not go the last 1/8" in.
All of the axles are the same length easily within 1/16". It is not a Trac loc.
I put grease on the end of the axle and it all squashes off, leading me to believe the axle is too long, or there is something wrong in the pumpkin.
The reason I am replacing the axle is because is slid out as I was driving about a foot or so.
This should be a job a 5 year old could do. I am considering putting washers (shims) behind the bearing retainer plate to take up the 1/8" and go with it.
One more factoid, the rear end assy is not original to the truck, I have no idea what it is out of. The spare axles I have are out of the original axle assy from the truck. They are all 28 spline and the same length.
I am putting an axle out of a donor truck into my '65 F100, and it lacks 1/8" to going all of the way in. So I took the axle out of the other side, (rt side) and test fit it into the left side, same problem, will not go the last 1/8" in.
All of the axles are the same length easily within 1/16". It is not a Trac loc.
I put grease on the end of the axle and it all squashes off, leading me to believe the axle is too long, or there is something wrong in the pumpkin.
The reason I am replacing the axle is because is slid out as I was driving about a foot or so.
This should be a job a 5 year old could do. I am considering putting washers (shims) behind the bearing retainer plate to take up the 1/8" and go with it.
One more factoid, the rear end assy is not original to the truck, I have no idea what it is out of. The spare axles I have are out of the original axle assy from the truck. They are all 28 spline and the same length.