Art & Inspiration How far should my shaft protrude??

We've determined his car is fine.....now back to the "shaft" jokes.

 

Party on, Garth.

 

Since I didnt see this mentioned the main concern is the speedometer drive. If it fits with the snap ring in place all is well. If you cant get that ring in place that's how much it still needs shortened.

 

Yeah, I'll bet you did!

And sorry, I can't help you with your shaft length.

Roger

 

Yeah I have a '48 that looks the same.

 

Thanks to all who responded. I confess. I worded my topic purposely to be "click bait" and you all bit. Hope everyone got a chuckle out of it, and I assume we all got a good handle on the proper length of our shafts now. I know I did and will make the necessary adjustments thanks to the tribal knowledge of the HAMB.

 

I don’t know you…but I like you

 

^^^^^^^^^^ What he said.
Denny you’re alright
Dan

 

Welp...I cant imagine the shaft 1/4" inside the bell. Before my auction about 2 years ago I had about 20 Ford rearends here, and all had about an 1/8" proud of the bell. Perhaps we should look at a different view, measure from the bottom of the cavity where the bearing rides to the snap ring groove as mentioned above by @62pan. It does not need to be precise, but needs to be close or the speedo drive gear can float around, perhaps cause problems? Don't know, I always used the 1/8" proud plan