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Axle splines question
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 6:11 pm
by Drafty
Are the splines on a GQ axle and a GU axle the same at the diff end?
1 out of a 4.2L GQ Diesel and the other out of a 4.5L GU petrol.
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 6:16 pm
by bazzle
Yes
http://www.arb.com.au/
All the info here under lockers
Bazzle
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 6:27 pm
by Drafty
Thanks Bazzle.
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 8:53 pm
by Dozoor
Depends on what your doing drafty ,The splines are the same but the length on the rears are different , only know from seeing the end product of running a gq axle in the rear of a gu at TT, theres about ten mm diference so the spline on the gq only penatrates half way when placed in a gu housing ! This is correct Nissan dudes ? If so then a gu axle in a gq would not seat at the bearing end aswell.
Larry.
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 10:37 pm
by RUFF
Yeah i remember this happening at TTC as well. Was it Menal motors?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 12:47 am
by Dozoor
I think it was ruff, certianly chewed the end of that axle ha.
Larry
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 8:12 am
by hypo
yeah it was Nick Mannell's BIG GU. altho i didnt know that it was running a GQ axle in the rear i thought it was a GU
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 11:18 am
by Dozoor
hypo he aparantly put a gq axle in by mistake , and there a tad shorter.
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 11:26 am
by Drafty
We are going to put my GU front diff in the front of the GQ we are building but want to use the GQ centre with locker from our old GQ. Every component will be GU except the centre and locker setup.
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 8:34 am
by Wendle
Dozoor wrote:hypo he aparantly put a gq axle in by mistake , and there a tad shorter.
12.5mm - don't get enough spline engagement. If you get it wrong the other way (gu axle into gq housing) you are left doing this
as the axle won't slide in enough.