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Old 07-08-2020, 11:02 PM   #21
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I thought I read somewhere that the axle could properly be installed either way, but I certainly could be wrong.
That is what I have read here on the Fordbarn going back a number of years. Can anybody provide documentation as to the fact of a tapered bore in the axle?
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Old 07-08-2020, 11:45 PM   #22
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What do you call what we call cotter pins then? Split pins?
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What do you call what we call cotter pins then? Split pins?
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Old 07-09-2020, 06:55 PM   #25
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I could see no material difference in my AA axles front to back. I replaced a bent one and both had straight holes for locking pins.
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