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bigmark - Ideally, the axle housing sees zero force. It goes into the cap, through the arm, straight to the frame.
That's only true if the cap and RA have metal on metal contact though. I had planned on adding washers between the cap and RA to ensure that was the case, but I struggled to break my bolts loose to add the washers so I didn't do it. I'll keep an eye on it, but I highly doubt that anything catastrophic is going to come of this. I'll notice a loose front end long before it gets to the point of no return.
85_Ranger nailed it. Time is money when commercial plowing.
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That's only true if the cap and RA have metal on metal contact though. I had planned on adding washers between the cap and RA to ensure that was the case, but I struggled to break my bolts loose to add the washers so I didn't do it. I'll keep an eye on it, but I highly doubt that anything catastrophic is going to come of this. I'll notice a loose front end long before it gets to the point of no return.
85_Ranger nailed it. Time is money when commercial plowing.
Listen to SVT