[Spridgets] half shaft retainer

derf derf247 at gmail.com
Sun Jun 10 12:29:01 MDT 2007


I think I answered the original question in my original post to this thread:

"There should be one Philips screw that retains the drum and two
similar screws that hold the axle shaft to the hub, IIRC.
It will work without the 3 screws.
Cheers,
Derf"

Please substitute "Posidrive" in place of "Phillips" for correctness.
Touche!(2-shay!)

I'll bet I could do 100 brake jobs and not destroy any fasteners in
the process.  But, I've been around tools and cars literally my entire
life.  You gain a certain "feel" for fasteners and such that I'm sure
many other listers have.  That "feel" comes from experience.  I know
how much torque I can put on those screws before they start to become
damaged.  I know about how much torque is required to do the job of
those fasteners.  Unfortunately, no one can transfer the "feel" or
experience to others via this list.
Facts:
Posidrive is the correct term, and the correct tool to use for those fasteners.
If you don't have a Posidrive driver, you can do perfectly good brake
jobs with a Phillips driver, once or ten times, if you do it right.
You should always use the proper tool for the job.

Now, we can start a new thread for the argument for/against positive
rear camber on solid axles and/or why sequential port injection is
useless, proper oil pressure, etc.  Even if I lose an argument, I
learn something.  Next time someone asks about those fasteners, I'll
be SURE to type Posidrive.  Maybe I can get my spell checker to flag
"Phillips" and recommend Posidrive.

And, BTW, it isn't Posidrive, it is Pozidriv.
Cheers,
Derf


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