M38 tie rod question from 1948willyman

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M38 tie rod question from 1948willyman

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m-38 tie rods


ordered center tie rod for my 1952 m-38 and received a three quarter threaded shaft size
upon attempting to replace learned mine was eleven sixteenths threaded shaft size
was both sizes used originally on m-38s?
or was mine possibly switched over?

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Yes early M38 with the 2131-x front axles used the small diameter tie rod assemblies and those later ones with the 2166-x front axle assemblies used the larger diameter rods. I don't have a serial cutoff but probably around winter 51/52 thru spring 52.
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45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

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