Quote Originally Posted by mike 90 RR View Post
I had the same thoughts

But if you mill the face ... There is the sleeve faces for the "axle seal" and the "axle collar" that has to be adjusted / milled also ... (where the axle goes through the housing)
Mike

I think you have us machining the wrong bit. The thing that was milled was the face of the cast iron housing there the stub axle bolts on. (Shown in mauve in the following graphic.)



Because the bottom stays in the same relationship and there is only a couple of mm taken off the top any changes are compensated by the uni-joint and the nut on the end of the half-shaft being a bit of a turn tighter, The bearings and seals are otherwise the same and even the OEM paper gasket if you use it is the same.

Diana