Posted by dave horvath on Friday, August 19, 2005 at 9:06AM :
In Reply to: centered rear axle posted by John S on Thursday, August 18, 2005 at 10:06PM :
John, Here is the link to the info on which axles you can use. The 1944-1945 3/4 ton WC rear axle is the one that requires no modifications.
http://www.uglytruckling.com/Technical%20Topics/centered%20rear%20axle.htm
By the way, I checked the drums that came off my centered rear axle and they are the same size as the WDX-WM300. I don't think we need to remove the brake backing plates after all. I think the brake adjusting cams are mounted further up on the backing plate (farther from the center line of the axle). This would explain why the adjusters are not as far apart as the ones on the WDX-WM300. They should work just fine. You should be able to compare them with yours to tell for sure. Do you know if the bearing surface needs to be sleeved?