RE: 64 B body rear tapered axle

["Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Butch,

To quote Mark Twain - "Common sense is not all that common"

I think you answered your own question. You will be fine. Perhaps 
we could build some kind of esoteric argument that the advice you 
received from the "Other Forum" is technically correct in a perfect world, 
but lets face it, it is not a perfect world. I have done this many times in 
the past, and have never hurt one. 

Earl 


I'm looking for comments. I rebuilt the rear end on my 64 Plymouth Sport
Fury, which has the old tapered axles. I cleaned the tapers on the axle and
hub before reassembly and in what I thought was an enlightened moment, put
some anti-seize compound on the tapers so I can get the assemblies apart
easier in the future. Subsequently, I read some advice on another website
that you should NEVER put any kind of lubricant or anti-seize on the tapers,
as the friction between the two parts is actually what keeps the two pieces
acting as one, that if there is lube between the two parts, eventually the
steel key on the axle will wear off from applied torque and the wheel
assembly will spin on the axle. 
This sounds like good logic to me, but I'm thinking that 140 lbs of torque
on the castle nut that binds the two parts together is enough to eliminate
that possibility except if I were perhaps going to be racing the car, which
won't happen. I'd appreciate any comments from those of you with more
experience in this area than me. Thanks/ Butch /Ferndale, WA

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