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296 V8 · 11-26-2012, 08:55 PM

Having personally worked on several hundred ….. here is the deal.

You will probably find the lock pin will only go in from one side most of the time.
I believe this is because of a bit of a bur that develops from the nut.
If you simply clean the hole with a 9/16 drill bit … the pin will go in from either side and all will work just fine.
Some people will insist the hole is tapered and or ………………………………........ The truth is the only taper involved here is on the lock pin itself.

11-26-2012, 08:55 PM	#8
296 V8 BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: nor~cal Posts: 455	Re: Assembling front axle on 32 Having personally worked on several hundred ….. here is the deal. You will probably find the lock pin will only go in from one side most of the time. I believe this is because of a bit of a bur that develops from the nut. If you simply clean the hole with a 9/16 drill bit … the pin will go in from either side and all will work just fine. Some people will insist the hole is tapered and or ………………………………........ The truth is the only taper involved here is on the lock pin itself.