Disassembling a Model A Rear Axle-How?

[Gravelroad]

Is that a model a front axle in the background adapted to tractor use?

[CA Victoria]

how do you set the drag on the carrier bearings? tom endy recomends a home made tool to enable using an inch tork wrench....dont have an extra part to make one so i'm relying on feel.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by CA Victoria

how do you set the drag on the carrier bearings? tom endy recomends a home made tool to enable using an inch tork wrench....dont have an extra part to make one so i'm relying on feel.

I do it by feel. If you're not familure with how much drag it should have, take a Marx electric train set and roll the caboose along the track. That amount of resistence is too little. Now push the engine around the track. That amount of resistence is too much. About half way between the two is what I like. Stick your finger through the pinion hole and roll the ring gear to feel the resistence.