Lobro axles-equal or unequal?

[mcfoo]

Would anyone know whether or not the rear axles on a 914 with a 915 gear box should be equal in overall length or unequal.
I ask becuase when I took out the transmission the passenger side axle cleared the stub axle easily but the drivers side axle would not clear as I attempted to move it out of the way.
I later discovered that each axle was marked left and right but where installed on the wrong side (ie: left on the passenger side and right on the drivers side).
I've tried measuring them on the bench side by side but I'm not getting consistent dimensions.
Thanks,
Tom B.

[dmenche914]

note many 914 bodies can be found to be loopsided, accidents, repairs and factory tolerances all can add up. distorted engine/tranny mounts can also shift stuff around.

[Joe Ricard]

Easy, loosen the trailing arm bolts on the tight side. Whala. You probably needed an alignment anyway.

[mcfoo]

I finally got a good measurement and one is definately longer than the other....so I think if I was to put them on the side as originally marked they will probably be OK.
Tom B.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

As far as I know, they "should" be symmetrical. If yours are not, that is likely a symptom of some Very Weird Engineering (TM) in order to get the 915 trans to hook up to the 914 trailing arms.

--DD

[mcfoo]

Originally Posted by Dave at Pelican Parts

As far as I know, they "should" be symmetrical. If yours are not, that is likely a symptom of some Very Weird Engineering (TM) in order to get the 915 trans to hook up to the 914 trailing arms.

--DD

This is on the Dave Evans purple 914. It was (past tense) a CA car so you might be familiar with it.

If you know the car, Dave appeared almost anal about detail and did in fact re-engineer numerous things on the car. I think trailing arms were one of those.

At this point I will just assume there is a reason. As long as I don't percieve a safety issue I'll just re-install them after fully repacking the CV joints and crack checking the shafts.

Tom B.