Jeff:
I have been the rebuild route and from the numbers I have seen on this
list, I think you will find the new Henschen axle complete with new brake
assemblies would be the route to take... I had some installation dollars in
the totals, but the new units complete with shipping to your area would be
about the same ...As far as plates or weld directly to frame... I am sure
that if welding was as good a method, Airstream would still do it....The
rubber parts in the axle might be affected and my guess is that the sag set
in long before the 40 years went by..One of the experienced members in this
area is [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tuna). With a little luck, he will pick up
on this thread...( I am sure that others are as experienced and I don't
mean to rank the members, just that Tuna's recent experience comes to mind..)
Good luck in your efforts, sounds like a great project....
Jim
At 10:48 PM 05/30/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Ok all, I have gone and done it now. I was on the list a while last
>year when I accepted the gift of 1961 Bambi. I decided to do a proper
>restoration as the floor was badly rotted, last weekend I finally got
>the courage up and pulled the body, then pulled the floor. what a
>mess. The frame has some major rust (all removed now thanks to the
>angle grinder) and some broken welds.
>
>In removing the floor channel and belly pan I wound up destroying both.
>I have saved all the mangled pieces to help with patterns for new.
>
>My question now is two fold, first any suggestions for the best place to
>get a new or rebuilt axle as the old "duo-torq" (I think) has no torque
>left it is all sagged out, and then when I get this axle should I weld
>it back on as the current one is or as a couple airstream dealers have
>told me do I need to manufacture a axle mounting bracket to weld to the
>frame that will then allow the axle to bolt on?
>
>My thought is to just weld on the new axle (after all it lasted for 40
>years). If there is an advantage to some type of axle plate and someone
>can provide a drawing sufficient to allow a welder to fab one up I will
>consider going that way.
>
>Well I have gone on long enough. thanks in advance for the help.
>
>Jeff
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>'61 Bambi (body on saw horses - frame bare)
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