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Burt Lake Barn · 11-04-2017, 05:43 PM

I have replaced the seals and cleaned/re-greased the bearings on my 1941 ford hubs. Has been apart for a while during a complete overhaul of the rear end. During reassembly, I found six very thin washers that appear to have been used as a spacers. They are about .006 thick, have an OD of 1 5/8 inches and an ID of 7/8 inch so they will only slide down an inch or two before the axle shaft gets too large. So I'm thinking they may have been installed under the outer axle nut??? Any experience with this????

Mart · 11-04-2017, 06:40 PM

Never seen anything like that. Will it all reassemble up ok if you leave them out? Sure they aren't 13/16" id? If so, maybe they are kingpin shims..

If used as shims on the rear axle, maybe someone added them to optimise the lineup of the castellations on the nut.

Mart.

rotorwrench · 11-05-2017, 09:12 AM

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They seem to be a bit large for the axle nut. The torque is very high on the nut so a washer there would have to be pretty stout to take that kind of torque. The axle washers P/N 351505-S are 5/8". King pin shims is a real possibility since they are 7/8".

11-04-2017, 05:43 PM	#1
Burt Lake Barn Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Indian River, Michigan Posts: 59	Rear wheel hub assembly question. I have replaced the seals and cleaned/re-greased the bearings on my 1941 ford hubs. Has been apart for a while during a complete overhaul of the rear end. During reassembly, I found six very thin washers that appear to have been used as a spacers. They are about .006 thick, have an OD of 1 5/8 inches and an ID of 7/8 inch so they will only slide down an inch or two before the axle shaft gets too large. So I'm thinking they may have been installed under the outer axle nut??? Any experience with this????

11-04-2017, 06:40 PM	#2
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,749	Re: Rear wheel hub assembly question. Never seen anything like that. Will it all reassemble up ok if you leave them out? Sure they aren't 13/16" id? If so, maybe they are kingpin shims.. If used as shims on the rear axle, maybe someone added them to optimise the lineup of the castellations on the nut. Mart.

11-05-2017, 09:12 AM	#3
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,426	Re: Rear wheel hub assembly question. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) They seem to be a bit large for the axle nut. The torque is very high on the nut so a washer there would have to be pretty stout to take that kind of torque. The axle washers P/N 351505-S are 5/8". King pin shims is a real possibility since they are 7/8".