After I changed my housing im now having trouble with my drivers side birf rubbing in the knuckle ball. I didnt run dust shields before but now it appears I need the spacing. I cant find my old ones so im going to make some (the flange part not the sheild) in order to get the right birf/knuckle ball orientation back. SO how thick is that shield flange I remember it being quite thick (1/8...3/16"). Someone has got to have a set laying around to measure.
Thanks ahead of time, and I know this question sucks but I need a quick answer.
Are they just a spacer to replace the shield, where did you get those. and yeah that would be great if i could get a measurement. i need to know what thickness steel to use if I make some.
Thanks Kurt...what tires did you end up going with?
We've been doing these spacers for years, mostly for the full float rear axles we do. Ours are 10g, little different than stock, the put the seal in a slightly different spot on the hub.
As Brian stated they will have no effect on it, you need to clearence the inside of the ball (s) with a die grinder. Also make sure the bronze bushing on the inside of the spindle is not worn out and letting the birf wiggle around a bit.
without it it makes for an out of round hub dust seal. I just used the part that was plug welded to the backing plate. if you wawnt just plasma cut or torch the backing plate and keep the full thickness.
Hmm interesting. I noticed on sky's site that the spacer was after the spindle, wasnt the dust shield before the spindle?
Well I just made a 1/8" spacer and put it in before the spindle and all is well. There is no more rubbing. Plus I talked to Bobby Long today and he told me that with out the dust shield (or atleast the spacing) that the birf will not be properly orientated in the knuckle ball.
Thanks for the quick replys, let me know if I made a mistake with the spacing.
BTW the 1/8" spacing put the c-clip nice and close to the hub. Before there was about 1/4" of play, now it seems like less than 1/8". Also I noticed now my rotor is centered in the caliper, where as before it wasnt at all (but i never noticed.
In the instructions that come with the 30-spline Longs (if that is what you have) Bobby suggest that you clean the inside of the ball, I used brake cleaner, paint the inside of the ball, assemble the axle, birf, and spindle. Turn the birf, disassemble. Then using a die grinder clearance where the paint was scraped off. Some housing require grinding, some do not. I was lucky mine did not. However, since Bobby replaced both of mine, the spindles were too tight. The original 30-spline birfs fit fine, with the new ones I had to hone the spindle bushings. I used a brake cylinder hone and my cordless drill motor.
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