Re: Rear Axle Taper - What It Does
When I was really young we had a fella that would just snug the axle nut. He apparently also insisted the key handled the strain. The car would have to be towed back after awhile. Sometimes just a key installed correctly would fix it, sometimes it took more.
The man was eventually fired, there were other issues too.
Many years later a fella in town had a 29 sedan he drove the wheels off of, drove it everywhere. Happened to see him along the road and pulled him to the garage. I found the key sheared [ other side loose too] and it dawned on me. So I asked him how long ago this was done and who worked on it. Guess what, yep it was him. But now he needed a hub and axle. A real PITA considering.
The tapers are there for a reason. Maybe 100# isn't necessary and 50# would work, but, just snugging, like this man would do, doesn't make it.
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