(9/5-6/00): Struggled finding an axle stub
shaft, that was to my standards... The wheel wobble that I have, ended up
coming from a combination of the spacer, and the stub shaft. I bought 3
spacers, and found the best one, then I went through 5 (YES, FIVE) stub
shafts... Only 1 was within the official service manual's specs.
Originally, before I started this 'resto' business, the right rear was sitting
at around .040" (which is REALLY bad). The bearings were a major
contributor to this. After the rebuild, I had about .016" which is definitely
better, but not as good as I wanted. After 5 stub shafts, and 3 spacers, I
found ONE that got me to about .009" The official service manual says
anything under .010" is acceptable. So I figured I'd go broke by the
time I found I good one, so I'm keeping it 'as is' since its within specs.
The other side is sitting at .004 (which is VERY good). Overall, I'm just
glad its better than what it was. After I got everything installed, I
mounted up the wheels, and called the rear done!
Just
a sampling of the stub shafts I went through... They ranged from
.009" to .027" (I'm using the .009, which is not pictured)
Got
my (dirty) rims/tires on, you can see the nicely painted NEW drum behind it).
I
hope my firestones don't fall apart :-) Stay tuned for part 16!!
