Broke an axle

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by richard crow

ever wounder why the axle broke. the cause may bey the axle race on the housing is worn. & the drum race is worn plus the bearing. this causes the axle to ride off center flexing just a few thousands every revereloution thus causing fetige. mike the housing race & the hub race . the housing is over 90 years old & seen plenty of mileage

NOT tightening that big ol' hub retention nut down near the 205 ft. lbs. when reassembling these rear drums is cause for a lot of cracks. That hub is wobbling on that tapered axle IF you haven't tightened it near spec. NOBODY is doing themselves a favor by making it easier to get that drum off the next time. That taper MUST be TIGHT, clean and dry to function properly!

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