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Old 10-13-2017, 07:40 PM   #13
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Default Re: 1940 Ford front I-beam axle

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Originally Posted by johnny View Post
I agree.all that there is no difference with a new axle ,however from factory I suggest that the axle was installed with the Ford stamp and part #,facing the front [right side] Where one should be careful is when restoring a car,taking the front end apart: one could install the axle reversed as it is quite likely that some time in the cars life an attempt was made to bend the axle ends to correct an alignment problem putting it in reversed would create a bad steering condition.
The chances of that happening are slim to none.
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