Welding 8.8 Axle Tubes

Welding on axle flanges definitely needs the jig to keep them aligned. Is preheat required and if yes how much.

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In the OFFROAD and ROCKCRAWLING scene it is very common to weld the steel axle tubes to the cast diff housing.

Welding 8.8 axle tubes. I am thinking about welding my axle tubes on my 88 and I was worrying about frying my bearings and seals with the heat from the welding have you had any problems with this or. A Moser technician carefully welds our axle tubes to the cast housing. Preheat regardless though.

Sorry there are no products in this collection. Always used the jig. I want to weld the steel axle tubes to the cast iron center section on my Mustang 88 axle.

If you leave the axles in when you weld the tubes it will help hold itself straight. The finished product is a clean even weld. I have heard that the 88 is cast steel but people also say it is cast iron.

Another concern is metallurgy. The tubes are already decently attached I wouldnt say the weld is. Once the housing end is secured and clocked correctly the end can be welded to the axle tube.

Ford 88 welding axle tubes. First post - What is the best way to weld the axle tubes to the housing on the Ford 88 1997 model. The 9-inch axlehousing end is 360 degree TIG-welded to the bare axle tube for strength and to prevent any leakage.

Is the housing cast iron or cast steel. Discussion Starter 1 Dec 29 2003. Since the differential housing is Nodular Cast Iron and the axle tubes are steel the welding is not particularly straightforward.

I have never done an 88 but done several 9 inches and a 8 inch mopar. There is no generic one size fits all answer. I have done a lot of welding on offroad truck axles.

How to weld axle tubes on GM 85 10-bolt Brian and I recently welded our 85 10-bolt GM axle tubes to our differential housing per the popular recommendation. I have drilled out the 3 plug welds per side and removed the tubes to install longer ones. The last options is to cut the spring brackets off and weld new ones on.

The center section of the housing is made of cast steel and therefore thicker and a different material than the axle tubes themselves. At this point I am leaning towards the flip brackets. I have a ford 88 center section with the axle tubes removed.

I had seen in some other threads people discussing the tubes moving after welding and causing axle alignment problems and also slag or crusty bits on the inside of the tube flaking off and contaminating the internals. Sure you can weld up the tubes but the axle has to be straightened before welding to be done right and the rechecked and re-straightened if needed after welding. The 9-inch housing end is then slid over the line-up bar and seated to the 88 axle tube.

Or should I use the TIG if so which rod. I installed a Loc-right locker and other than a leaking axle seal I love the axle. First I measured the stock clearance 5-78 from the fixture to the bottom of the F88.

Joined Dec 3 1999 340 Posts. After marking the portion that I could trim a reciprocating saw removed it with a bit of elbow grease. Not really asking for a specific axle although I was asked to weld the tubes on an 88.

A Camaro rear end has 100 of the power transmitted through the axle tubes so it is more important to. Welding the axle tubes in place requires some skill and patience. Welding 88 axle tubes.

Welding the axle tubes on this type of rear end is usually not needed. Cast metas aside you need to know what youre welding period. Joined Aug 29 2009.

Cast iron and cast steel. Should the internals eg bearings be removed prior to welding. I had three goals when starting this project.

Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 19 of 19 Posts. Ford 88 rearend- Rosette welds-mild steel to cast housing. Kept it in the narrowing jig wire weldeded it and kept in the jig and kept it in the jig untill it returned to normal temp before unjigging.

Discussion Starter 1 Aug 29 2009. From the factory the axle tubes are pressed into the differential housing then they are plug welded through holes in the casting usually only 2 per side. In this video I show you the process I use to weld up the axle tubes to the center section.

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More clearance wider stance and beefier tubes. A year ago I installed the 88 axle into my 93 YJ. You will be welding a steel tube to a cast iron housing which is.

The 88 Mustang rear end has about half of the power transmissed into the axle tubes and the other half transmissed into the eyes cast into the top of the center casting. I have alway beveled the ends of the tubes and bearing caps for weld penatrations and to keep the weld flat for appearance. Just wondering if it would cause any problems welding the mild steel axle tubes to the cast iron housing on a ford 88 rear end with a mig welder thanks.

Notice the weld placed in the location of the factory pin. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 11 of 11 Posts. I run 33 MTRs stock T-case tranny and 40L engine.

Figure 8 below is a photo of the right side of the axle tube after it was welded. Here is how it progressed. Is using the MIG a bad idea.

My question is what is the correct way to weld the plug. If this is not done you are creating a situation for bearing failure which can cause a lot of other bad things to happen where you have likely spent a good amount of money. REWORKING MY FORD 88 REAR AXLE.

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