Bulley wrote: > > By putting the driver's side axle on the passenger side, and vice versa, > you reverse the wear surface being used. The part that had been used during > acceleration and running is now resting peacefully, and the side that had > been used only for deceleration is now employed as the moving surface. Matthew, A better idea may be to just flip the axle end for end, leaving it on the same side. This works well for those just doing work on one side, or especially those with automatic transaxles, which have UNEQUAL LENGTH axles. Larry |
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