Re: 8-3/4 Housing Repair (Spun Bearing)
[Re: Meangreen68]
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08/15/12 08:14 PM
08/15/12 08:14 PM
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If this were my project, I would chop off both housing ends and order a pair of billet housing ends from Morrison, Moser or Strange and then I would have a 4x4 shop or race shop jig weld the new ends on. The housing ends are easily found for $100.00 or less and most shops in my area will put it together for $150 to $200.00 and then you would have a better than new, straight, perfectly aligned housing at stock width. TIG welding is better left to thin metal projects. A "Dual Shield MIG" machine that uses Argon/CO2 gas and Flux core wire produces a beautiful, strong weld with great penetration.
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Re: 8-3/4 Housing Repair (Spun Bearing)
[Re: Meangreen68]
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08/16/12 09:20 AM
08/16/12 09:20 AM
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Posts: 15,487 Florida
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Quote:
Moser came out with an American made Tig welded 8-3/4 housing.
They quote a price on their website which includes spring perches, your choice of ends, and a variety of axle packages and extras.
Instead of searching for a used housing, I'm going to call them to see if they sell the housing without the axle package.
I rebuilt my factory axles with Timken bearings, and if I'm not mistaken, I'd need to stick with 30 spline axles anyway since the clutch pack in my rebuilt '742 is such.
I bought a used c-body housing cut down to A-body specs from moser for 225$
even cheaper to find a c-body housing ship it and have them cut it to the specs you want. was 65$ to narrow them + shipping x2 back in 01,I am sure price has changed by now. but thats still cheaper way to go.
but that fabed housing looks I wish they would have had that when I bought mine.
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