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Yellow Paint @ Rear Axle Breather

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greenbean

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Question: Series V - repalcing pinion seal and axle seals and cleaned up the casing with degreaser and noticed that they is a 2"-3" wide paint brush of yellow paint right at the breather location. It looks factory -- anyone know what it meant 40 some years ago:confused::confused:. Just curious:)
 
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Gitnrusty

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The yellow colour ( note english spelling ) indicates that only assembly line worker John was allowed to sit on that pallet of axles to eat lunch.
Sorry!!!!
Chuck.
 
puff4

puff4

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Gitnrusty said:
The yellow colour ( note english spelling ) indicates that only assembly line worker John was allowed to sit on that pallet of axles to eat lunch.
Sorry!!!!
Chuck.
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Amazing that you knew that trivia, Chuck. But do you know WHY it's yellow?

John was rather a messy bloke, and it's from the mustard in his sandwich. Every damned axle got smeared with it. Tried to fire him, but it was a union shop.
 
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