[ShelbyPower]

I brought my rear axles to my mechanic yesterday to press on the bearings and retainers and we both thought it was going to be a 10 minute job. He was able to press on the bearing with no problem but as we tried to seat the retainer we couldn't get it to go all the way down. To get it even close he really had to crank on it with the press. After some head scratching, he removed the retainer and when we inspected it the inner surface had developed a ridge suggesting that the OD of the axle had not been machined correctly (too big).

This is a standard 9" rear from the 9InchFactory purchased through A&C. My mechanic (very experienced with Cobra builds) suggested I ask for new axles. Anyone else have this experience? I posted a couple of pictures to my gallery showing the bearing retainer after removing it from the failed attempt to press it.