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Usually the backing plates will stay on the t bolts------are the axles not attached with T bolts from the rear?

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Usually the backing plates will stay on the t bolts------are the axles not attached with T bolts from the rear?

Of course they are. However, there's nothing to hold the T-bolts in place when the nuts are removed to pull the axle - at least on any 9" Ford I've worked on.

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Of course they are. However, there's nothing to hold the T-bolts in place when the nuts are removed to pull the axle - at least on any 9" Ford I've worked on.

Yup what he said. The nice part is the brake cylinders are connected with flexible ss lines. Also the reason the backing plates are dangling. Hard lines would hold them in place better.

Those Moser bearings with built-in seals sure beat the heck out of the stock seals. Nice choice.

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Those Moser bearings with built-in seals sure beat the heck out of the stock seals. Nice choice.

I wish I could take credit for it but it came that way.

Most oem ford rears I've see or worked on the t bolt studs were a press fit from the rear-this most be a worked over rear housing --------

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Most oem ford rears I've see or worked on the t bolt studs were a press fit from the rear-this most be a worked over rear housing --------

Everything on this car seems to be "high end" and worked over. For the time it was built someone spent some cash building it with some real quality parts. It's just strange that they stopped spending money when it came time for the interior. Unless the project was taken over by someone else at that point? Almost seems like two different people did the work. The basic layout and most of the parts are high end and well thought out but the final assembly looks like it was thrown together. Still well worth what I paid for it and it's little things that can be fixed. Plus it's an older build and a driver. I didn't want a show car anyway.

Looks like a beautiful car to me! As Don the 34 guy would probably say, "just needs a little dead cow"...

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Most oem ford rears I've see or worked on the t bolt studs were a press fit from the rear-this most be a worked over rear housing --------

Key word: "OEM" From the shock mounts, I'd say this one isn't.

looks like 4 small nuts laying inside the brake drum?????????? undersized bolt/studs? No wonder backing plate is loose

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

looks like 4 small nuts laying inside the brake drum?????????? undersized bolt/studs? No wonder backing plate is loose

I'm pretty sure it's an aftermarket rear. The T bolts are 3/8. Not sure what OEM size was used. Those axles have probably been out a few times maybe that's why they are loose like that?

My car has a new 9" housing from John's 9 inch factory. The T-bolts are 3/8"-24 and they are not a press fit, they are loose. Too bad the axles were not new. They were piece-of-junk salvage yard axles, shortened and resplined. The axles faces had 3-4 times the allowable face runout - about .015". That made the rotors have at least twice that much runout. New Currie axles fixed that - another $400 down the drain. The axle change did give me the newer SET 20 bearings that uses gear lube as the bearing lube. There is no longer a seal inside the housing to keep the lube away from the sealed bearings. The seals are now mounted at the outside face of the axle housing.

Currie Enterprises. CE-CTFLB29 - CTF Axle Shaft Kit (LB, 29" Long)

I have to figure out the brake shoes next. Anyone have any tips?

I have checked 7 different Ford housings plus several cut off ends laying around here and every one of them are 7/16---------
Please remember that not only do those bolts hold the axles in but the torque load from the rear brakes are exerting a shear load on those bolts
and the side loading from a turn/slide/etc are pulling on the axles against those bolts---------Please upgrade to the stock 7/16 size as a safety issue???

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

I have checked 7 different Ford housings plus several cut off ends laying around here and every one of them are 7/16---------
Please remember that not only do those bolts hold the axles in but the torque load from the rear brakes are exerting a shear load on those bolts
and the side loading from a turn/slide/etc are pulling on the axles against those bolts---------Please upgrade to the stock 7/16 size as a safety issue???

As always I appreciate your concern Jerry but I think this car is so light the tires would just lock up and the car would slide before the bolts in the backing plate snapped.