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<blockquote data-quote="JB_2010GT500" data-source="post: 15006025" data-attributes="member: 163228"><p>No problem. If you look at your rear differential housing you can see on both sides that the axle tubes are pressed inside of it. This concept of a press fitting means that the outside diameter of the axle tube is actually slightly larger than the diameter of the housing holes that the tubes fit into. As such, this requires that a machine presses the tubes into the differential housing. The tubes are not fastened to the housings in any other way other than the press fitting (eg, no bolts, etc.). Under normal situations, the tubes remain fixed because they are under a high amount of compression (picture trying to twist a cork inside an unopened bottle of wine). However, if you do a hard launch on the car but the tires don't break free, the torque may transfer through the axle tubes and physically spin them free from the differential housing. A common solution is to weld the axle tubes to the differential housing. I'm sure if you google search welded axle tubes you'll find tons of examples.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JB_2010GT500, post: 15006025, member: 163228"] No problem. If you look at your rear differential housing you can see on both sides that the axle tubes are pressed inside of it. This concept of a press fitting means that the outside diameter of the axle tube is actually slightly larger than the diameter of the housing holes that the tubes fit into. As such, this requires that a machine presses the tubes into the differential housing. The tubes are not fastened to the housings in any other way other than the press fitting (eg, no bolts, etc.). Under normal situations, the tubes remain fixed because they are under a high amount of compression (picture trying to twist a cork inside an unopened bottle of wine). However, if you do a hard launch on the car but the tires don't break free, the torque may transfer through the axle tubes and physically spin them free from the differential housing. A common solution is to weld the axle tubes to the differential housing. I'm sure if you google search welded axle tubes you'll find tons of examples. [/QUOTE]
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