TR4/4A TR4A solid rear axle, axle. free

[Banjo]

Yup, free. Come and get it. a solid, live rear axle from a 66 TR4A,It's been slowly getting rustier in my back yard. I tried to sell it, but it's such a nitch part, that it's a tough sell.
As far as I know it's a good axle, and a hard one to find at that. Made for the oddball TR4As that didn't get the independent rear suspension. Knowing how rare it is, I don't want to scrap it.
PM me if you are interested.
I'm Located in the fingerlakes region of NY, about 15 miles from Watkins Glen.

 

[DNK]

Ben, you should have advertised it in the Finger Lake SCCA Region

 

[Banjo]

yea... I haven't tried real hard. Anyway, I'd rather it goes to someone in here that can use it.
Lord knows I've been given enough goodies over the years.
I'll check on the ability to ship, but I believe this is gonna wind up being a local pickup deal.

 

[DNK]

Some TR4 racer in your SCCA region might want it

 

[TR4]

Sure wish I lived closer. My 64 TR4 diff has been acting like it may soon need a rebuild or simply need adjustment. I get a slapping noise when I let the clutch out it in reverse and when I shift. The universal joints have been replaced without any improvement.

Would you know if your diff would be a direct replacement for mine?

 

[BRSLimited]

Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the only difference in the axles are the 4A solid axle had buffer pads opposite the spring mount pads. The axles shafts are directly interchangeable and the carrier assy should be interchangable if the whole housing isn't. The spring pads should be 3 1/2" from the inboard of the end flange. If the measurements are the same between them I would say they should be interchangeable.

 

[TR3driver]

I'm pretty sure the spring pads are in different locations as well, so the housings won't interchange. The 4A housing is also missing the mount for the handbrake compensator.

But as you say, the axles & carrier should interchange. I'd guess you'd have to change the shim packs though, to move the carrier to another housing.

 

[Banjo]

All correct. Housing is different, innards are the same, innards would need to be properly set up when installed in a new housing. It's not a bolt in assembly like a Ford 9 inch.
As far as I know it's a good axle. I've never had it open, and it was in a parts car I never had running.
The "rare" bit is the housing. Someone with a TR4A solid axle that needs a new rear housing, is gonna have a good time trying to find one. On the flip side, me as a seller of a heavy oversized almost impossible to ship part, has a hard time trying to sell it when the buyers are not in the immediate area.
Thus, hopefully for free, this will get to someone who can use it,instead of it getting scrapped, and it'll get it out of my yard.

 

[PeterK]

I'd take it as a spare but transport would be difficult especially this time of year when we huddle in waiting for snow.