Well..... I switched them around and the spindle is lined up with the king pin... so the tire will be centered in the wheel well.....
The fault was mine.. when I boxed them up I put the wrong spindle/main shaft arm in the wrong box... when the rebuilder opened the boxes he marked them left and right with the housings they came boxed with.... so he did not know the difference... he had never assembled the units before... he had only done the machining previously... never disassembly and assembly... My mistake, not his....
It took me all day to get the main shafts back into the New bushings..... The splined area that sits between the new bushings is spring loaded and once I pulled the splined main shaft out... it would not go back into the splines on either side....
(See photos of the miss-aligned splines)...... so I ground down a bevel.... on the end of the shaft and a bevel where the splines began on the shafts... so that the shaft would align itself as I pushed it in....with a big clamp and taps with a hammer.... They went in aligned with the hole for the shaft set screw... and the set screws are fully in.. and the spindle is aligned with the king pin...
so tomorrow I will put the shock valve covers back on and fill with hydraulic oil..... then comes the backing plates and bearings and drums and steering and tie rods (after I put new tie rod end on those....)
It is getting closer to being drive able..... the engine is starting easy & running good... all new brakes... new gas tank and radiator.... gauges are all working... new tires, flaps &tubes.... I am happy with the progress... and have been adjusting doors in their openings, new glass in the doors, sound proofing/insulation in the doors... and new door panels and real leather upholstery on the doors & arm rests... Thank you all for your advice and suggestions on bringing this '34 town sedan back to life.... you have been a real help to me... thanks again... Sunny ( I will keep you posted as this project continues...)
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