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Old 11-02-13, 22:42
Jacques Reed Jacques Reed is offline
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Default Diff housing rod?

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Originally Posted by Private_collector View Post
Look at the area just left of the diff housing. You can just see the brake line 'T' connector. What I want to know is what the hell is that long flat rod sticking out from it??? It is attached by the same bolt that holds the 'T' to the diff housing, and I have NO idea what, if anything, it is there for. Any ideas? If it's not supposed to be there, I would love to remove the bloody thing, as it poses a safety hazard to my shins and ankles.
Tony,

I'd say it is just a add-on by someone to try to keep the steering ends from turning.

Maybe the diff was off a home made crane setup using two front ends as was sometimes done. That rod would help to keep the wheels in the straight ahead position if the owner found he didn't want to look after two steering wheels while using the crane.

Turf it- it's not required or original!

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