[Bob Carriere]

Phil

Since you have worked on both Cab 13 and Hups.... what is the size difference between the inside axles......

Having just disassembled my C15a cab 11 axles I find the shafts really massive....... are the HUP axle shafts even bigger????


Could a cab 13 axle shaft be machined down to substitute for a Hup axle?????

We have a small rural machine shop in the village here that specializes in rebuilding the wear surfaces on the outside and inside of large...nay huge hydraulic cylinders.... he has an automated machine that slowly revolves and weld on a thick layer of very hard alloy which he then grinds, machines and polishes to a mirror finish.... could that welded on metal be built up, machined and cut into splines on the end of a shaft????

Not sure if he is open on Saturday but I am going to try to see him tomorrow. Bottom line if such a process exists here, similar shops must have it in NH.

Will be working inside the barn tomorrow dodging rain showers and trying to ID all my various axle seals for re-ordering.

Any suggestions on part numbers for the seals.... so far the rear axle is all apart and none of the seals have any part numbers.... although I was insulted that all the brake linings were scripted
"Ford of Canada"..... in a Chev no less....tsk tsk tsk...

Bob C.