I just finished stripping off the bearings from the shafts from my 9" Ford. When I pulled the bearing off of one shaft there was a hole under it. It looks like at one time someone broke a chunk out of it trying to change a bearing. Its about 1/4" by 1/4". Should I be concerned?
if it's not terribly deep, i'd run it in a daily driver that was fairly gutless, but if you drive hard or have a heavy/powerful car, then get a new shaft rick
Might have nicked it with a torch cutting off the old bearing race. If the car is pounded on it might be a good idea to source a different axle but as a basic driver I wouldn't worry.
Ya well it will be a few more years before it gets back on the road. And it will have only a Y block ( 292 ) with only a 4 barrel so not to powerful.
A lot of guys cut them off with a torch and unfortunately that is what happens. I'm with 69Fury in that if it's a car that isn't driven hard or expected to haul heavy loads or tow loads it will probably p*** and be ok but if you do any of the above I'd be thinking about changing it. I've seen guys cut them off with a torch and drive them back on with a piece of pipe before. Not being in a panic to buy an axle gives you the option of taking a bit of time to find a good axle shaft if it is a standard size shaft.
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