Postwar truck axles turn or not?

Wheels turn on the axles.  Axles do not need to turn.  Some do, some do not.  

Thanks David! I appreciate the reply. I know they'll never roll as nice as the newer stuff, but my poor engine feels like it is pulling a load of bricks. I figure anything I do will be to the good.

I find that cleaning the wheels and about half a drop of the La Belle 107, which is just synthetic motor oil, gets things rolling well.  One thing to watch out for is wheels with oversized holes.  Try twisting the wheel.  If you run across one that is very loose it probably should be replaced. 

I used some Teflon oil I got from radio shack years ago.  It came in a plastic tube with like a hypo needle applicator.  I applied it the the gap between the wheels and axle as well as the axle to truck frame.   It worked well for me

I have PW 2400 and Williams 2500 type cars.  the "107" oil works well.  Once you lube the wheel axle set, spin in.  If PW, if each wheel spins, you are OK.  If Modern, if the whole wheel axle spins you are good.

Dominic Mazoch posted:

I have PW 2400 and Williams 2500 type cars.  the "107" oil works well.  Once you lube the wheel axle set, spin in.  If PW, if each wheel spins, you are OK.  If Modern, if the whole wheel axle spins you are good.

I think I've got some 108, I'll have to swing by the shop and get some 107. I should have mentioned that these are the PW 2400 series, Maplewood, Livingston, etc. 

Thanks for the feed back!

aussteve posted:

I used some Teflon oil I got from radio shack years ago.  It came in a plastic tube with like a hypo needle applicator.  I applied it the the gap between the wheels and axle as well as the axle to truck frame.   It worked well for me

I've got some Teflon oil that I use for my road cycle on the derailleurs and chain, maybe I'll give that a try.

David Johnston posted:

I find that cleaning the wheels and about half a drop of the La Belle 107, which is just synthetic motor oil, gets things rolling well.  One thing to watch out for is wheels with oversized holes.  Try twisting the wheel.  If you run across one that is very loose it probably should be replaced. 

For the most part they all seem pretty good, nothing is really "wobbling" or overly loose while spinning them. I'll keep an eye on the other ones as well as I take them off.