Sal Lubrano
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Was thinking about getting rid of the the weakest link in my drive train. Can someone please list my options of the different companies which sell kits to eliminate the c-clips.
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SignUp Now!Was thinking about getting rid of the the weakest link in my drive train. Can someone please list my options of the different companies which sell kits to eliminate the c-clips.
Could someone explain what/how to do the ford style ends? Had thought about doing the C-Clip eliminators and had read that most all of them leaked, didn't know there was another option.
I installed a Moser spool and axles with c-clip eliminators years ago and never had a problem with it. The secret to prevent leakage is to use a seal pressed inside the axle tube just behind the bearing and that's it! :wink: No need to cut and weld...just cut a little off the tube ends for the blocks that houses the bearings... If you don't want a spool, you can use a posi instead...
Claude.
thats all fine claude but the leaks i had were from the grease in the elim bearings , inner seal wouldnt have helped actually would have lead to bearing failure in short time due to no lube , really dont know why they didnt just set the elims up like the fords instead of using a sealed bearing , let the grease get to the bearing and seal it on the outside.
and this is on a car that doesnt see a lot of street miles .. 1/4mi at a time and usually on a trailer
oh and have you priced a 33 spline posi lately $$$$$
i didnt mean to imply you didn't drive yours ... i was stating my usage , mostly 1/4's and trailered with limited street use, i think i have under 1200 miles in past 3yrs and did the driver elim twice
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and the 33 axles aren't too pricey , its the posi center section i meant , i think mark williams is the only place to get one built and they aren't cheap ., if i thought 30 splines were fine I'd run a posi and ill concede the spool is hard on the elims
i did elims in my 87 with 28 superior axles back in '03 and those have lmany 1/4 runs and lots of long distance drives and street miles with about 6,000 miles since install , but i also was able to keep that posi with an eaton unit.