Re: axle key
I recently bought a 29 Fordor and went over it pretty thoroughly before taking her on a trip last month. It seemed like it was in really good shape and had a beautiful engine. One thing I didn't check was the torque of the rear hubs. Unfortunately the guy I bought it from probably didn't hear about torqueing to 100 pounds. The car seemed to run great during the trip to northern Alabama where we were going to meet up with a new MARC club and tour in the mountains.
After driving 275 miles the axle sheared right off !!! The hub had a ton of wear inside and also had to be replaced. Needless to say it was an interesting trip and I met the coolest Alabama Model 'A' folks in the world who helped us make the tour.
Jim
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Jim
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