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Old 09-21-2010, 10:35 AM   #9
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Re: girdles

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Originally Posted by R-code17815 View Post
They should have been welded from the factory, the welding is straight forward, no extra parts needed.

Since your spending the coin on rebuilding the whole rear, a little insurance(girdle) for under 200 dollars is well worth it.

Might not be 100% needed but it's 100% recommended!
The axle tubes are not 100% welded from the factory, they are plug welded where the tubes are slid into the cast iron housing. If you are not planning on racing the car hard then it is not necessary. Also if someone is going to weld the axle tubes, the proper way to do it is weld them while the axle housing is in a jig. If you weld on the axle tubes without it being in a jig, you run the risk of putting too much heat in the axle assy. and warping the axle tubes. If that happens, you will more than likely wipe out some axle bearings...Hope this helps!


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