Re: [T3] swing axle boots

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@type4.org>]

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On 23 May 2006, at 21:20, Hal Sullivan wrote:

> On May 23, 2006, at 9:19 AM, Jim Adney wrote:
> > The seam must be horizontal. My first choice would be to the rear,  
> > but if they
> > are a lot easier to get to if facing to the front, that would also  
> > be okay.
>
> I've always heard to put the seam up-but-rearward, at around the "2  
> o'clock" position.

Think about the way the axle moves, it's almost purely a pivoting up/ 
down movement. The seam will be most flexible for that movement,  
while still retaining sealing capability, if it is fully horizontal.

jens

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