Rolling car without axles in, bad juju?

[altered7151]

Well hopefully the SC is going off to paint this weekend, so I was wondering if it is bad to roll the car without the axles in. I thought it might be since I know once you install the axles properly torqued it pulls the races together, so without that axle in there it might do something goofy to the bearings. Am I right?

[JeremyL]

I always used bolts with washers & nuts, or end pieces off old axles to keep the bearing together. If the car didn't have a drivetrain in it I might try it with nothing, but that's a good bit of weight on there if the engine/tranny is installed.

[cordes]

You could always tie the axles up there if you are in a real bind, and then remove then when you get the car in the air again. +1 for using old axle ends though. that is what I plan on doing the next go round.

As you might have been able to tell, I would not roll it without something in there for the aforementioned reasons.

[turbovanman²]

You will damage the bearings. I did it in my van, didn't take that long either, grrrrrr, lol!

[iTurbo]

+1 on using old axle ends. I finally found a use for those old L-body axles!

[altered7151]

+1 on using old axle ends. I finally found a use for those old L-body axles!
hehe, thats actually what I did too. Popped off the old axle ends and bolted them into the hubs. Rolled it onto the trailer for paint on saturday! Thanks for the advice guys :thumb: