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RE: axles
>I asked this last week but no one replied (not even Tom M. who has a
>guess at everything <G>). What is the difference between a closed
>knuckle and open knuckle axle? Is one stronger?
>
>Dan Nees
Well, IIRC the last(and maybe only)time the list veered into this
territory, the verdict was closed knuckles have the ability to be heavier
duty and better sealed than open(as evidenced by their use on heavy duty
trucks), at the expense of turning angle and ease of service. I guess it
makes sense that a properly designed trunnion bearing(closed knuckle) could
have a greater load capacity than a ball joint, but I'll leave that to the
ME's out there...
Personally I like closed knuckles, but my '68 T-all is a
back-and-fill-mobile!
Jim
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