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Re: more breaking axles

To: justincook@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: more breaking axles
From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:34:48 EDT
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
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Reply-to: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
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On Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:12:05 -0700 (PDT) Justin Cook
<justincook@yahoo.com> writes:
>Ack!!! I put rear wheel bearing kits on and mixed up the half shafts
>(well 50-50 chance anyway)!  It makes sense that they twist a little
>one way and should always be run that same direction.
>
>Is it a fair assumption that axle breakage is mainly a problem on cars
>with oversized tires and hot motors?
>
>JC

In the past 28 years that I have been driving my car, I broke 2 axles
with the 948 engine, 0 axles with the 1275 and 0 axles with the 1500.  Go
figure!!

I think it has more to do with the mettalurgy and QC in manufacturing.

Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com


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