Green Bearings - 8.75 rear end

ok, did these 4 things.

1. I removed all axle bolts and pulled the one out. I had my wife hold some pressure against the axle still in the housing and I put the other in and hit it with the palms of my hands and she said her side didn't move at all nor did she even feel the "hitting" on her axle.
2. Next, I put orange paint on the end of my axle and installed it, tightened down 2 nuts and then removed it. There was no paint on the thrust button nor was the paint on the end of my axle disturbed.
3. I measured from the button to where the retainer plate bolts flush against, then I measured from the retainer plate to the end of the axle and the axle length looked to be least a 1/16 shorter.
   
4. Just for peace of mind, I ground about .015 off the end of one axle and assembled. I'm confident that these axles are not butting up to the button.

Thanks for all the input guys :)
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