57 chevy build

[Tanman]

Now one thing I have found out is that you need a spacer to fill in the gap between the axle bearing and the bearing retainer plate, since the explorer bracket is thicker than the torino drum housing. Currie has the spacer for $26 bucks. Well I didn't know that you would have to press off the bearing on the axle shaft put the spacer on them and install the new bearing. So I said the heck with it and measured the diameter of where it was supposed to go and got out my grinder and cut a piece out.

Now one thing to know is the spacer sort of springs out when you cut it, so when that happens don't cut all the measured piece. If you can under stand that. Cut back 1/4 of an inch. I was able to pop it on the axle this way. It sort of gives when you pop it on the axle. So what you will have to do is get a pair of channel locks and put it back to it original circumference to match the bearing..