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| | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,052 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,052 | I think that the axle is oriented so the wedge bolt that holds the king pins in goes in from the front. At least that's the way my '51 was. I can go check to be sure.
The hole that's centered on the axle is for the spring center bolt, and the one that you're pointing to is for the caster shim, which would to in with the thinner part to the front.
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