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LH side of rear spring and axle
Another shot of compressing springs
Ready for drums-1
Shock lever arms for rear
LH drum in place
  Calculating shim reduction-1.jpg - The RH axle nut was torqued to 150 ft-lbs but it wouldn't line up with the safety cotter hole. At 14 tpi, it turns out that 1/12 turn was about .006 inches. I used 180 grit sandpaper and a flat surface to take that much off the axle nut spacer.  
Taking 006 off spacer shim-1
Using caliper to measure progress-1
Luke holding car and wheel
Hoagy applying 150 ftlbs of torque
Cotter installed in rhs

32 | The RH axle nut was torqued to 150 ft-lbs but it wouldn't line up with the safety cotter hole. At 14 tpi, it turns out that 1/12 turn was about .006 inches. I used 180 grit sandpaper and a flat surface to take that much off the axle nut spacer. Download
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