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First one I bought was a piece of .... It would tear just trying to install it.
Second one I bought was the wrong size. Ordered one more and three was the charm.
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Mine goes up to 1-59/64" at the moment. Misplaced my 2" or its on loan somewhere :rolleyes:
The other set I have works well for the blind holes like in the axle tube. They won't let you drive the seal too deep.
The gasket you speak of might be the foam gasket. Mine from Cass was gray. The steel gasket goes on first.
Using the steel gasket behind the backing plate.
Using the compressed foam gasket supplied by Dr. Diff. It's used as a spacer for the thickness of the snap ring on the Green...
'62 and '63 have the narrowest housings of all the B body's. 1964 being the widest. I've seen '64 and newer axel housings under the '62-'63s. You have to use a stock wheel or even a reversed wheel.
Section 1: Thrust Block Variations
There was a difference in thrust blocks prior to 1964 that make center section interchange, as well as axle interchange problematic. The thrust block, or “axle shaft thrust spacer”, it thr block that both left and right axles butt up against inside the center...
The different center sections will swap. If you have an open rear now and use a limited slip you'll need the shorter axles. They're not that much shorter, the ends of the open rear axles can be machined or even ground off. The amount taken off slips my mind at the moment.
My '62 with 275 60 15. 8" rims. The tire measures 10.5" across.
I once had a Black '64 Polara 500. I had Cragar SS all the way around. 10" on the back with H50s. Not sure how that equates now days but they were fat!