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Technical Need to identify straight axle

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by chevy348, Feb 7, 2019.

  1. chevy348
    Joined: May 15, 2006
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    chevy348
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    from Ohio

    Would like to know what make this straight axle is. Only identifying marks are "EE" on passenger side front. 20190116_075806 (1).jpg 20190116_075809.jpg
     
  2. Bruce Lancaster
    Joined: Oct 9, 2001
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    EE was Ford's marking for electric furnace steel used in the forging. Some axles were forged of AA steel, different type of furnace. I associate the EE with early V8 and the AA with Model A's, but that's just my guesstimate based on axles I have tripped over lately.
    Somewhere on here is a post by me adding some formulas relating to EE from Ford books on metallurgy and manufacturing.
    FWIW, the EE was originally forged in block letters. The streamlined look they have now is a sort of snapshot of the re-forging stretch of the axle stretch during dropping.
     
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  3. alchemy
    Joined: Sep 27, 2002
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    That's a dropped Model A Ford axle.

    Spindles, brakes, and wishbones started as 40 Ford before removing the arms and hangers.
     
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  4. 1946caddy
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    1946caddy
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    from washington

    :)
     

  5. chevy348
    Joined: May 15, 2006
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    chevy348
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    from Ohio

    Thanks. Appreciate the info.
     
  6. chevy348
    Joined: May 15, 2006
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    chevy348
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    from Ohio

    Thanks Bruce.
     

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