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Re: Old wives tale?

To: tr6taylor@webtv.net
Subject: Re: Old wives tale?
From: jay_welch@juno.com
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 07:35:26 -0400
Hi Dick,

What about the hub itself?  Have they been known to come apart when
allowed to wear beyond spec?????

Jay

On Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:50:12 -0700 (PDT) tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or
Dick Taylor) writes:
> List---In looking at the way the rear hub is designed and attached to
> the trailing arm, I see no way "the wheel could come off" if an axle
> should break. Such an unlikely episode would also require that all 
> six
> bolts that secure the hub to the trailing arm would have to let go. 
> If this happened, it must've been on the solid axle TR's, but not 
> the
> ones with IRS.  Perhaps the inspiration for the old Kenny Rogers 
> hit,
> "You picked a fine time to leave me, Loosewheel"
> 
> Dick 
> '73

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