Featured Hot Rods Clutch woes

At some point in our lives we've all been goofuses & doofuses . Some of us are better at it than others !

 

You're not a Goofus it might be just a simple mistake! As @Tim_with_a _T said the grease trick should tell the story on the axle length. You might have only missed it by an 1/8 to 1/4 inch of length, but full engagement would be ideal! 60 Special

 

Anyone who hasn't made a mistake hasn't done anything!

Chris

 

I appreciate the words of encouragement guys.
I did the grease trick and the axle is only going into the spline about 1/2".
I marked the short axle bearing at the edge of the bearing bore with the axle as far in as it would go.
Then I grabbed the long axle and shoved it in all the way and measured from the bottom of the bearing bore to the "bottom" of the bearing. A little math and it seems the short axle needs about 5/8" more length. Comparing the new short axle with the old short axle, the new one looks to be even about a half inch longer than the original one.
And I'm still 1/2-5/8" short.
So...another $$$ for an axle. And I need to find out if I have the small bearing or large.
Probably small...if I remember right...

 

Axle ordered. Should be here in about a week.