Ruckstell rear axle repair.

[AndreFordT]

Hi all,

Yesterday a Ruckstell rear axle arrive in my shop to be repaired.
Three weeks ago the owner lost traction and a few meters later lost a wheel.
The central nut run off the shaft. The wheel took its own way.
The key has disapeared and the key way is death so I need to replace the shaft.
As the other wheel is not tied too I fear that both shafts are to be replaced.
I wonder if the shafts of a normal (not Ruckstell) rear axle will work in the Ruckstell rear axle.
The ruckstell book was on my shelf for 20+years and looks new, it will be used for the first time.

I will post photos later.

Are there other points I need to pay attention to while rebuilding the axle.

Fine Easter weekend

André
Belgium

[TMiller6]

The Ruckstell uses the same Ford axle shafts.

[Steve Jelf]

I found that rebuilding the stock rear axle took more than an hour or two, but following the book made it pretty simple. I expect a Ruckstell will be the same.