I am still confused about installing my axles, here's the deal...1. I rebuild my differential, replaced housing, ring and pinion gear and all internal bearings and races. 2. I bought new axles and hubs, had new Timken bearings pressed onto axles. 3. Repaired center housing, painted and reinstalled with new PTO seal and bushing. Hung right trumpet, installed differential, hung left trumpet. Shoved in old axles, turn one CW, opposite one turns CCW. 4. Pulled old axle, installed 4233 inner seal, lubed seal and axle/bearing assembly and slid new axle/bearing into place. 5. Installed 4222 bearing race into 4124 bearing retainer, flipped it over and installed 4251 outer seal. 6. Slipped the bearing retainer assembly (minus shims and brake back plate) over axle and slid it against the trumpet to check initial fit. I found that the axle has about 1/4" end play! By my confused reasoning, this should have not happened, as the bearing should have protruded enough to prevent the retainer assembly from coming all the way against the end of the trumpet. My new axle slides through the seal until the back of the bearing bottoms out against the inside of the trumpet. Is this right? I just keep going over it and pouring through the books, can't figure it out. I hope I'm just being dumb, but I can't see any point in going further with the assembly unless I can come up something here. Ramrod
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