rust and pits won't hurt you with new seals and bearings all will be fine --- On Thu, 5/6/10, Schuyler Wrobel <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Schuyler Wrobel <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Axles and Rust > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 5:35 PM > ${top_text_ad} > save your money. > > and I'll dare you to break those axles! > > imo > (o: > Schuyler > > On May 6, 2010, at 2:23 PM, Dave64 wrote: > > > > > I'm working on swapping a '68 8 3/4 into my '64 > Belvedere - getting it all ready. I have it all apart, > and it was dry - except for water at one time! So > there's some rust. I cleaned up and painted the > housing - it looks great now. The axles have some rust > with some pitting. I soaked the spline end of one in > white vinegar, and it really cleaned up nicely after a 5 day > soak. I'm figuring on using a wire brush on the rest > of the shafts and then putting new green bearings on. > > > > > My question is, should I go through all of this - > spending about $100. on the bearings, seals, etc... to end > up still having axles with some pitting (but not too bad), > or should I spring for new Strange axles complete for about > $400.? I'm thinking I can get by with the old axles > and save some cash - especially with a stock Poly for > now. Eventually I may want to put stronger axles in it > when I put big block power in the car - but that's a long > way down the road. I'm looking for some sage advice - that I > know you guys can provide. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > Schuyler Wrobel > artists & illustrator > <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <artbysky.org> > > ${bottom_text_ad} > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > >