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Old 08-29-2017, 08:56 PM   #1
Wizzlepig
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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1952 3/4ton rear axle question

Hi!

New here, just doing little projects with my truck- latest project is working on the brakes.

Well.

Prior to that is getting the wheels off the back end, and since somebody put rims on the truck that don't fit over the end of the hub (the outer edge of the axle assembly sticks out past the shaft of the hub about 1/3"), I will need to

-get new rims that fit over the axles
-yank the axles
-pull the old rims off and swap out the tires
-put the axles back

Someone suggested I take the axles to a machine shop and get the edges shaved down, but that does not look like too good of an idea now that I look at it closer- there's not enough metal between the bolt holes for the axle and the outer edge of the axle. Initially I thought maybe these were off a slightly different year/model, but now the wrong-size-rims scenario seems like a more likely answer.

OK! Long lead up to the question- I have heard that these sealed-system rear end trucks can be a real nightmare to work on, and, no matter what, don't go yanking any of it apart unless you know what you are doing.

Then I have people telling me "Just yank the axles out, it'll be fine."

I bought this truck to work on with my dad, and he went and died on me, so no more calls to him for help.

Any help with my project would be greatly appreciated.
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