I've heard whispers that Barry ward is doing something about making more products so it might be worhtwhile having a chat to him.

Well that ****s that, I can;t use a later centre as the locking dogs are different sizes, early are 50mm the later are 45mm

Spoke with Barry just a moment ago, great to speak to

So looks like I'm back to square 1

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So I'm guessing that you've got the 50 mm spline
It's going to cost heaps of slabs to get another centre half machined. What are the options of the later 45mm carrier with a new smaller locking dog and re machining the axle to suit? Either way it's getting messy

For starters you can't source a 45mm dog

The option is, part off the bit that the side gear sits in, so it doesn;t have the hump, machine a spigot, then clearance the threads in the carrier, then make a flange that is spigoted and contain the threads for the keep together bolts and has the spindle for the bearing

If you get what I mean?

Machining up another half, wouldn;t be viable

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Or machining off the entire face making the backside of the crownwheel flange thinner and incorporating the journal in a new flange that has the side gear as part of it, i'm only brainstorming as I dont have it in front of me. Issues I see with either method is flex and space, you could try taking material from the crownwheel to shift the centre sideways, but then you'd have to pin it to regain the strength etc etc.
Time for a toyo conversion

That will start interferring housing clearances to much and I ain't grinding down a crown wheel for it, I can clearance the housing easy enough IF need be

Need to source some chunk of 4140

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Not that much, bit of a chamfer here ,grind there, different bolts... I mean you're not trying to move it to New York.

I'll see what I can chase up from my end , you never know there may be a damaged one laying about at Mcnamara's or here

Where's here? something I should know about 'eh

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Mate did this a while back http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-...axi-drive.html But Mal kept his old hemisphere

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