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  • Rear Axle: Is the Flange axle ,basically a 1 piece axle?

    Just gotta know, so I get it right .So if it evers comes up in conversation.

  • #2
    Sure...!?

    Mike

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    • #3
      Yes it is, Michael, if you mean as compared to "regular" Studebaker tapered axles that require a hub and brake drum to be attached to the end of them before you can fit a wheel and tire to the end of the axle.

      The flanged axle is one piece.

      The tapered axle is, in effect, a three-piece assembly (axle shaft, hub, brake drum) before it is "the same" as a one-piece flanged axle. BP
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      • #4
        I would suggest in this analogy, that the flanged axle is functionally equivalent to a two piece assembly, the tapered axle and the hub.

        Or, that the three piece tapered axle/hub/drum assembly mentioned above is functionally equivalent to a two piece flanged axle and drum.
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        • #5
          Both are one piece axles everything else is something different, a hub is a hub, a drum is a drum and an axle is an axle.
          Candbstudebakers
          Castro Valley,
          California


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          • #6
            Here's a photo of my Fairborn Studebaker flanged axles installed in my avanti's dana 44 rear axle. The Fairborn axles are basically Moser Engineering axles machined for Studebaker differentials. I also converted by differential from a standard differential to a Posi-Trac by installing a Auburn Gear Posi-Trac unit (with proper Studebaker 19 spline count), the Auburn Gear unit was available when I purchased a couple of years ago from National Drivetrain, Inc.



            P.S. The Posi-Trac in the rear end makes my car a dream when powering through curves
            Last edited by okc63avanti; 01-19-2013, 05:15 PM.
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            • #7
              14x7, for the sake of your conversations, the factory R3 Avanti flanged axle was created by welding 2 pieces together.

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              • #8
                I have seen flange axles where a weld was evident in the centering hub.
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                • #9
                  Bez, that's how the R3 axles appear. I understood from the shop the removed and replaced the bearing for me, that this is or was commonly done to narrow track width on dragsters. I'm not aware just how that is accomplished. Since the bearing/ring kit fits '60 era Ford pickups, I would guess that possibly 2 axles were used to create a narrower one by removing and boring the flanged hub and mounting it over an axle shaft that has the hub turned down. Does anyone have specific knowledge on how this was done?

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                  • #10
                    It was the same way on the R3 I did. I have seen it on other vehicles too.
                    Bez Auto Alchemy
                    573-318-8948
                    http://bezautoalchemy.com


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                    • #11
                      John, are those Rear Disc Brake Brackets that I see in your photo? If the answer is yes, what rotors, calipers etc. are used?
                      Thanks
                      JLB,

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                      • #12
                        The Moser axle is a 1 piece forging.
                        Way better than anything welded.....
                        Cut to the chase, men.....
                        HTIH (Hope The Info Helps)

                        Jeff


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                        • #13
                          Thanks for the replies!

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