[Spridgets] (no subject)

[Kevin Valentine]

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?