John,
Third party/aftermarket hardening?
Kevin V.
Tuscarora, Pa
On Aug 16, 2011, at 10:35 AM, John Deikis wrote:
> I just drilled out a box of spare axels to accommodate 7/16-inch
> studs. All
> had the same numbers and the same "late axel" groove machined
> around the
> spline end. But one of them was incredibly harder to drill out. In
> fact, it
> was impossible with my regular bits, while the other 5 went like
> butter.
> Obviously, some runs of "identical" axels had flanges, at least,
> that were a
> lot harder then the norm.
>
> Anyone else come across this...or have an explanation?
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