12-01-2011, 11:27 AM
Aight, after a short problem with the upper radiator hose yesterday...i thought i would install the f150 short shaft i got last weekend. installed a new spicer joint and began doing the swap.
at a glance, everything looked ok...except the spindle would not bolt on. so i removed everything and began to measure- the f150 inner was 1/2 longer than the EB inner!!
i know Ive heard this is a good upgrade, but i think there is alot of misinformed info out there. I decided to cut the shaft, bandsaw didnt want no part...so i used a cut-off wheel on the angle grinder.
bolted everything up and everything looked right(WRONG), i couldnt move the stub shaft at all! it was bound inside the spindle.couldnt install the locking hub. so i began removing everything again...now the inner shaft WONT come out! it took some hammering,chisel,pry bar,etc...and alot of cursing!! i finally got it out, and could see where i bolted in the spindle(was really pressing in the shaft...on the shoulder just behind the splines)
so whats the real deal??? do i need to chamfer that area behind the splines on the shaft? the EB shaft has a smaller area compared to the f150 inner. i dont have pics right now, but i can get them posted later this evening.
i wasted a lot of time yesterday, and have searched this many times...only to find "its a bolt in" "you may have to trim a 1/8""
i already have a chromo long side with spicer, i just wanted to upgrade the short side since i busted it a few weeks ago
at a glance, everything looked ok...except the spindle would not bolt on. so i removed everything and began to measure- the f150 inner was 1/2 longer than the EB inner!!
i know Ive heard this is a good upgrade, but i think there is alot of misinformed info out there. I decided to cut the shaft, bandsaw didnt want no part...so i used a cut-off wheel on the angle grinder.
bolted everything up and everything looked right(WRONG), i couldnt move the stub shaft at all! it was bound inside the spindle.couldnt install the locking hub. so i began removing everything again...now the inner shaft WONT come out! it took some hammering,chisel,pry bar,etc...and alot of cursing!! i finally got it out, and could see where i bolted in the spindle(was really pressing in the shaft...on the shoulder just behind the splines)
so whats the real deal??? do i need to chamfer that area behind the splines on the shaft? the EB shaft has a smaller area compared to the f150 inner. i dont have pics right now, but i can get them posted later this evening.
i wasted a lot of time yesterday, and have searched this many times...only to find "its a bolt in" "you may have to trim a 1/8""
i already have a chromo long side with spicer, i just wanted to upgrade the short side since i busted it a few weeks ago
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