type 'o' question

[olds1968]

i have a olds type 'o' axle in my car. i want to know how the axles are held in place and do they have any weak points. i know that the chevy axles are held whith c clip and there are c clip eliminators for that weak spot.

[buzzbomb]

the type O is just as strong as the corporate 8.5 and the axles are held in with 4 bolt flanges at the backing plate so NO C clips to fail. The only BAD thing about the type O is parts are a bitch to get as they were only used from 1968-1970 then they went to the corporate 8.5 rear end. I have everything for an 8.5 corporate posi including new 3:42 gears and the install kit posi unit and pinion depth tool but am having a hard time finding a decent 71-71 cutlass corporate housing so i am going to sell all the parts. I just wanted to build up a spare rear end as i have a type O with 3:23 posi and wanted to step up to the 3:42s.

[joe_padavano]

Originally Posted by buzzbomb

the type O is just as strong as the corporate 8.5 and the axles are held in with 4 bolt flanges at the backing plate so NO C clips to fail. The only BAD thing about the type O is parts are a bitch to get as they were only used from 1968-1970 then they went to the corporate 8.5 rear end. I have everything for an 8.5 corporate posi including new 3:42 gears and the install kit posi unit and pinion depth tool but am having a hard time finding a decent 71-71 cutlass corporate housing so i am going to sell all the parts. I just wanted to build up a spare rear end as i have a type O with 3:23 posi and wanted to step up to the 3:42s.

The axle shafts are actually retained with the pressed-on outer bearing. The four bolt flange retains the bearing to the housing. Also, the Type-O was actually built from mid-year 1967 through 1970. I personally pulled one from an unmolested 67 Cutlass parts car.

[thor's64jetstar88]

Hello. I have an axle delima. My 64 olds jetstar 88 has a bent axle, and after hours of research so far, not one has come into focus. PLEASE HELP-ANYONE! It is the smaller, weaker original jetstar 88 axle, which apparently also has weak bearings. Anyone got an axle shaft for sale, I'm interested. This one is 28 spline, 5 on 4 1/2 bolt pattern, in the original olds 10 bolt. This is quickly becoming the biggest problem so far with this thing, but old olds are great because they are different.

[joe_padavano]

Originally Posted by thor's64jetstar88

Hello. I have an axle delima. My 64 olds jetstar 88 has a bent axle, and after hours of research so far, not one has come into focus. PLEASE HELP-ANYONE! It is the smaller, weaker original jetstar 88 axle, which apparently also has weak bearings. Anyone got an axle shaft for sale, I'm interested. This one is 28 spline, 5 on 4 1/2 bolt pattern, in the original olds 10 bolt. This is quickly becoming the biggest problem so far with this thing, but old olds are great because they are different.

It's a 5 x 4 3/4" bolt circle and the axle is unique to the 1964 J88, so good luck. Your post isn't clear - did you bend the axle shaft or the whole axle housing? If it's the axle shaft, most of the after market custom axle vendors (Strange, Mark Williams, etc) can make one for a reasonable price. If the housing is bent, a good axle specialty house can straighten it and even replace the tubes if necessary.