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Shvegel

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Rear axle done
« on: May 20, 2016, 22:47:34 »
Just finished my rear axle teardown and rebuild.  The paint is a 2 part epoxy coating(primer) from Southern Polyurethanes.  The owner of the company found out people were using the black primer as a topcoat on Hemi Cuda's etc so he re-formulated it to include UV protection.  When I was painstakingly mixing paint and re-creating the assembly line markings I couldn't help thinking there was a former Mercedes worker in the great beyond laughing his ass off that I was spending hours recreating something they probably didn't give a second thought to.
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2016, 05:45:37 »
Looks really nice Pat. Good job!
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Joe Alexander
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2016, 11:25:05 »
Thanks Joe.
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2016, 15:21:02 »
Excallant Work
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2016, 19:39:32 »
WOW. Fantastic job. My hats off.
Thank you for sharing.
Cheers.
Peter
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2016, 16:24:45 »
Great work.  Do you have any photos or description of the process?
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Harry Bailey
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2016, 01:12:05 »
Harry,
Unfortunately I don't have much.  Halfway through I thought that I should have taken more pictures and recorded all the parts numbers I used.  I have another (3.69?) in the attic I was thinking of going through.  If I do I will document it.
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2016, 15:04:01 »
Looks fantastic. and your workbench and view out of the window looks like the ultimate man cave / garage. Reminds me to cleanup my garage right now its such a mess.
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2016, 20:10:23 »
I am not known for clean workbenches but I did manage a clean 6 feet out of 17.    The windows are a reaction to my workplace.  I work in the engine room of a ship every other month where I have 2 tiny windows.  When I built the back of the garage I knew windows were in the plan. 
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2016, 10:06:59 »
My new brake calipers arrived!
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2016, 11:56:32 »
Its on my to do list to build another garage. I have my 1971 Riviera that I painted last year parked outside. I hate it when it rains.
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Re: Rear axle done
« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2016, 21:42:27 »
Quote from: Harry on June 02, 2016, 16:24:45
Great work.  Do you have any photos or description of the process?

Harry,

There are a great many posts about rear axle rebuilds on the site; it's a vast mine of info on this subject. Some provide very detailed commentary.
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