Eyecatcher
Gold Member
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2012
- Messages
- 368
- Location
- Pomona Park Florida
- Tractor
- Yanmar EX450, Ford 8N/2N, Case 580C backhoe, Massey 185
Finally got t the stage of spraying the main tractor red. I had removed about everything that would come off, got it up on jack stands and painted her red. Base coat of red oxide primer, and a couple of pretty good coats of Majik enamel. Started bolting all the pieces back together, gonna give it one final coat with everything assembled to insure it's all the same color and sheen. Of course I took the two stub front axles off, removed the hubs from the spindles, new seals and cleaned and repacked wheel bearings. Now putting back together, which axle half goes on which side? Are they identical? The site that tells you all the little hints, says one spindle keyway at 5 o'clock and the other at 7. With the two halves hung temporarily in place, both keyways point directly to center as far as I can tell. Anybody help me out here? How can you tell if you have them reversed?