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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,876 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,876 | I make those axle flange gaskets from very soft aluminum sheet metal about .030" thick, using the dimensions of the hub and the bolt hole diameter and spacing as a pattern. They seem to work better and last longer than gasket paper, especially if the flange doesn't have tapered collets that keep the axle from shifting slightly forward and back on the studs.
Jerry
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