What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?

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Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube? #20647 02/18/2004 12:42 AM
Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,184 Richardson, TX, USA baldeagle Red dot, center of chest ...
baldeagle Red dot, center of chest ... Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,184 Richardson, TX, USA	I spoke to my friend Wally today, and he told me that the square piece with the slot was used as a mounting point for "radius rods". These rods were mounted from that point to a mounting point on each side of the rear axle (forming a triangle between the raidus rod, the torque tube and one side of the rear axle) and were used to keep the rear axle from "walking". He said they were used on one ton and bigger trucks as well as powered farm wagons and other heavier equipment. I asked him why they would be on a 1/2 ton truck's torque tube, and said that they were on all torque tubes because then the tubes were manufactured they never knew what vehicle they would be used in. I told him what my best guess was (a place for a jack with a pin) and he said that they were sometimes used that way because they were convenient. Paul Schmehl CI 6 geek@stovebolt.com Stovebolt Staff: Geek

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What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	cmayna	02/12/2004 2:19 AM
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Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	6cylindersovertexas	02/12/2004 5:30 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Pre '68 Dave	02/12/2004 7:53 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian	02/12/2004 1:58 PM
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Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	cmayna	02/12/2004 4:38 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian	02/12/2004 4:49 PM
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Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	cmayna	02/15/2004 3:59 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian	02/15/2004 7:07 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian Moore	02/16/2004 3:28 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Tony M	02/16/2004 3:36 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Stuman	02/16/2004 7:47 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	baldeagle	02/17/2004 6:54 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	baldeagle	02/18/2004 12:42 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Anonymous	02/18/2004 1:03 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian Moore	02/18/2004 4:45 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	baldeagle	02/18/2004 5:36 AM

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