[David J]

Sounds familiar - the 34 with the welded nuts was indeed operational . A mess but operational . On my old John Deeres you see this kinda stuff fairly regularly but they only go 6 mph if you put the spurs to em . Car is a different story & that is why the welded spindle nuts was kinda surprising . Yes I drove it around a bit before I found the welded nuts . That car ended up digested for parts . [1975] . The parts that weren't used for welder testing anyway . The front crossmember was pretty entertaining also - probably had more $'s worth of welding rod on it than a NOS one would have cost .

Originally Posted by Cecil/WV

I drove a truck for a guy in the '50's who had a '57 Mercury wagon and he couldn't keep the axles from slicing out of the wheel bearings, so he had them welded in. It never gave him any more trouble!