James,
Nope, nothing upside down here. I see now that in the Workshop manual of 1968, illustration 35-7/3 they do have the band screw clamps facing rear, and mention in text they should be accessible from rear/below.
But, on my original May 1968 axle, and illustration 35-4/3 of the 1959 edition (supplement March 1963) the clamps are mounted on top - see my pic here [and in reply #9]. Screw is facing rearwards. That is why I mounted them in such fashion.
BTW, these original type 9mm band clamps are hard to find - I had to search for them. They are no longer in the EPC, substituted there with the roll split pin type
/Hans in Sweden
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