I understand what your saying, and he says he never ran the housing. Just claimed to have had everything redone. The main point I was trying to make is that folks really need to pay attention when they buy stuff. I blame myself for this. I should have caught the misalignment and also shouldn't have taken him at his word, instead got caught up BS'ing about racing. But I want to believe most people are trustworthy and inherently good.
I wouldn't have an issue with the tig around the holes if it were all four holes and not just the top two. There is about .080 weld on the end that works out to about .500" or more by the time you get to the axle splines in the center. MW has it now, and I should be talking to them today. The other issue is he said it's an MW housing, and MW says it's not one of theirs. I realize this is a good price for what I puchased, but not if I spend another 800 or 1000 to repair it. As far as the housing ends go, I've built many braced narrowed rear ends and replaced housing ends, I'm perfectly capable of replacing the ends. If was going to that I would have just built one to start with. Which before this is all said and done I may wish I had done just that! I appreciate your feedback though.