Great Lakes Greg
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I have five questions about the axle I am rebuilding.
1) Are the thrust washers pictured, originally bronze? I thought they were babbit material.
2) How do I get the sleeve off the end of the shaft? It's on there pretty good.
3) Each axle shaft has a large spring on it, presumably to keep the gear lube from creeping out to the ends. Is this aftermarket?
4) Is the pictured bearing housing correct for a '21?
5) I removed the pin and u-joint from the end of the torque tube. On my Model A's, I put an old socket on the end of a drive shaft and pound out the bushing. This bushing is not moving. If I am trying to accomplish this correctly, then what size socket, because too big gets wedged in the tube taper, and too small goes through the bushing.
Thanks experts.
1) Are the thrust washers pictured, originally bronze? I thought they were babbit material.
2) How do I get the sleeve off the end of the shaft? It's on there pretty good.
3) Each axle shaft has a large spring on it, presumably to keep the gear lube from creeping out to the ends. Is this aftermarket?
4) Is the pictured bearing housing correct for a '21?
5) I removed the pin and u-joint from the end of the torque tube. On my Model A's, I put an old socket on the end of a drive shaft and pound out the bushing. This bushing is not moving. If I am trying to accomplish this correctly, then what size socket, because too big gets wedged in the tube taper, and too small goes through the bushing.
Thanks experts.
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