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Good to know. Are those early trucks equipped with Rockwell axles? But I have to say, anybody who would bob a '54 deuce should probably be flogged.I have some early deuces (1954) and a 1988. The early models "do not" have locater pins. My 1988 deuce does. When did they start using locater pins ? I don't know, but somewhere between 1954 and 1988 they started using them probably to fix a shifting of the axle problem. For those who may say my early deuces had them but they rusted away, well the saddles have "NO" provision for a stud.
Yes, all Rockwells.Good to know. Are those early trucks equipped with Rockwell axles? But I have to say, anybody who would bob a '54 deuce should probably be flogged.
Then that tells me somebody figured out that running without pins wasn't a good idea and they fixed it in later models.Yes, all Rockwells.
That's what I think also. You got to admit these trucks can go in crazy places and those axles are getting all twisted up this way and that way so some axle shift was bound to happen. Hence the axle locaters.Then that tells me somebody figured out that running without pins wasn't a good idea and they fixed it in later models.
I believe the M135 had "Timkens" but my three 1954's where all "Rockwell's". I sold off all the axles out of two of my trucks but I still have them in my Air-Force M35 (1954) . If you want I can take some pictures for you.Early axles were Timken, not all were Rockwell.
I believe you, I'm just telling you that some deuces I've worked on have had Timken tags on the axles instead of Rockwell. That what the old ball and claw front shafts were out of too, those were Timken shafts.
Interesting !Rusty, they are exactly the same in every way, except the front axles had the ball and claw shafts, and the brake drums all have larger grease/ crud escape holes.
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