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    axle:new or used?

    my right axle has a pretty bad groove cut into it due to bearing going bad a couple times. i put in a repair bearing which straddles the bad spot last year and works fine but i just aint comfortable knowing what that axle looks like for long term. is a junkyard axle worth the risk compared to the price of a new one? even with an axle change i'm gonna use repair bearings on both sides when i pull it back apart cause those things are heavy duty as hell compared to replacement bearings. thanks all
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    "Ain't we gonna bury him ?"
    "Buzzards gotta eat same as worms."
    ----outlaw josey wales
    (88 LTD Crown Vic LX-Ruby)
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    #2
    I think new ones are about 100 bucks. I just use driver side ones, they usually aren't worn.
    Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons

    Busy maintaining a fleet of Fords

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      #3
      cheapest i could find new were about $150 . if somebody knows where new ones are cheaper i'd appreciate. and on used ones what years match up with mine?
      s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii208/brokebill/
      "Ain't we gonna bury him ?"
      "Buzzards gotta eat same as worms."
      ----outlaw josey wales
      (88 LTD Crown Vic LX-Ruby)

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        #4
        any axle 79-91 should be the same... I've personally swapped em around from 86-89.
        Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons

        Busy maintaining a fleet of Fords

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          #5
          thank you very much
          s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii208/brokebill/
          "Ain't we gonna bury him ?"
          "Buzzards gotta eat same as worms."
          ----outlaw josey wales
          (88 LTD Crown Vic LX-Ruby)

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            #6
            i'm running repair bearings on my car. $26 beats $150+ for a new axle. Its dead silent, and hasn't given me any problems. I recently ran it for a 780 mile trip, no issues. In another week I'll run it back home. I figure if I can get another 50k out of these dead old axles it'll be well worth it. In the meantime I do plan on locating some nice virginal looking DS axles. Both mine were actually messed up. They aren't grooved extensively, but the surface that the bearing rides on is rough and it was causing a humming vibe. 160k of rough life, I can't say they haven't put their time in. All things considering, they look a hell of a lot better than some I've seen.
            86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
            5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

            91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

            1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

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            I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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              #7
              yeah the last time my regular bearing went out it got in such a bind that it took all day to get the axle out.left a helluva groove in the axle. hopefully i'll be posting pics soon and will take one of it. its unbelievable. those repair bearings really are worth their weight in gold.
              s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii208/brokebill/
              "Ain't we gonna bury him ?"
              "Buzzards gotta eat same as worms."
              ----outlaw josey wales
              (88 LTD Crown Vic LX-Ruby)

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                #8
                yea the repair bearings are around 30 ea.......new axles are 5x that.......91 wagons used the wider axle and 91 townies and all 92-97......the whole rear will swap in but not just the axles

                1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
                2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
                1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
                1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
                2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
                1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

                please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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                  #9
                  How much wider are they?

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                    #10
                    the axles are 1/2" longer

                    1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
                    2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
                    1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
                    1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
                    2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
                    1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

                    please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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