Re: Broken Axle

Posted by BDeB On 2009/9/29 23:34:00

I had the same thing happen to a 1946 Clipper 6 that I once owned and believe it was caused by the nut being too loose. I had noticed a rhythmic creaking noise when driving at low speed before it broke and was later told by an old time Packard mechanic that this was indicative of the nut not being tight enough. My tire was beat up a bit but the brake drum was trashed.