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GordonJ · 02-03-2018, 07:04 PM

I just finished a rear axle restoration after several weeks of cleaning, replacing, preloading, fitting, trying, torquing and assembling. [Note - thanks to Tom Endy for the informative and extremely helpful PDF’s on axle rebuilding.]

This got me wondering. How did Henry do it? I know that much of my work was a result of fitting parts that were less than perfect or have seen many days on the road, but this was still a ton of work. I can’t imagine that kind of elapsed time in a production environment. Were parts that well-made and that standardized that they could assemble the carrier, add bearings to the carrier and pinion, just grab a couple of .010 gaskets, put it all together and tighten with little drag? And then send it down the line?

What do you guys think or know about this?

02-03-2018, 07:04 PM	#1
GordonJ Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Livonia, MI Posts: 54	How Did Henry Do It? I just finished a rear axle restoration after several weeks of cleaning, replacing, preloading, fitting, trying, torquing and assembling. [Note - thanks to Tom Endy for the informative and extremely helpful PDF’s on axle rebuilding.] This got me wondering. How did Henry do it? I know that much of my work was a result of fitting parts that were less than perfect or have seen many days on the road, but this was still a ton of work. I can’t imagine that kind of elapsed time in a production environment. Were parts that well-made and that standardized that they could assemble the carrier, add bearings to the carrier and pinion, just grab a couple of .010 gaskets, put it all together and tighten with little drag? And then send it down the line? What do you guys think or know about this?