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Technical Board => General Technical => Topic started by: weddo on March 10, 2012, 08:38:59 PM



Title: rear axle
Post by: weddo on March 10, 2012, 08:38:59 PM
What is the difference between an FC rear axle and an EH rear axle?


regards

Weddo


Title: Re: rear axle
Post by: mcl1959 on March 10, 2012, 10:07:34 PM
I know the bearing is different - it is longer and has an inbuilt seal on it on the EH. Consequently I think the EH axle has a longer land section for the bearing than an FC axle. Possible that the bearing laqnd is different as well.

Ken


Title: Re: rear axle
Post by: weddo on March 11, 2012, 05:33:54 PM
Are the the same length?

regards

Weddo


Title: Re: rear axle
Post by: mcl1959 on March 11, 2012, 08:15:24 PM
I don't have an EH book to check the track width of the EH but I think FC track width and EH track width are the same so the axle length should be the same.
You would need to confirm this detail

Ken


Title: Re: rear axle
Post by: weddo on March 11, 2012, 09:03:40 PM
The reason I ask.....I have been given two axles supposedly EH.... course spline, backing plates look same as EH - HR, but they are about 80mm longer overall and about 30mm longer between back of bearing and back of flange.

Just taken some pics. If they are not EH can someone recognise them.



(http://s18.postimage.org/nnx60bd7p/IMAG0249.jpg) ($2)

(http://s14.postimage.org/senuqur99/IMAG0250.jpg) ($2)

(http://s15.postimage.org/wqutytrpj/IMAG0251.jpg) ($2)


regards

Weddo


Title: Re: rear axle
Post by: FCRB26 on March 12, 2012, 05:19:45 AM
That top axle looks like salisbury or something other than earlly holden thats a massive offset? torana disc rear end maybe ?


Pete


Title: Re: rear axle
Post by: colt on March 13, 2012, 08:38:05 PM
Weddo, just measured an EH axle. 27 & 7/16" from the end of spline to front face of flange. 1 & 7/8" from back face of flange to front face of bearing.

Colin.


Title: Re: rear axle
Post by: weddo on March 13, 2012, 09:26:56 PM
Thanks Colin,

Spot on, I pick up one today.  I'll save the other ones to use when I need a real wide track and big flared guards.!!

regards


Weddo