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Old Jun 1, 2026 | 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by My4Fordtrucks
Must be important since it’s in bold print
That's so the absolute geniuses working in the back of the dealership don't just hammer it on with no ****s given and the tab making it seat crooked.


Originally Posted by R&RFord
Yes, yes. But does the lack of indexing tab matter? My understanding, seems like it doesn't but I have been wrong on occasion.
No. Think about it, how could it. There is nothing unique about any point on the carrier/axles/wheesls/etc. nor the tone ring itself. It's not like a crank what where the component has some feature that needs to be in a specific position relative to some mark on the ring that the computer could identify.
 
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I stand corrected
It looks like the early 1987 8.8 tone ring did have a tab
None I ever worked on did
Not sure when they made the switch
I only see one online with a tab and a bunch without
Fun stuff, live and learn in this business
 
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