Yes, but it does not change which internal surfaces are subject to wear.
You must switch left side axle for right side axle to accomplish this.
Inner/outer orientation does not matter.

Mark

Rusty Johnson wrote:
>
> Flipping the axleshafts end-for-end *will* reverse their direction of
> rotation.  (Whether that will help them last longer, I do not know.)  To
> visualize this reversal, hold both hands in front of you, level, and extend
> your thumbs and pinkies as close to straight out as possible, leaving the
> other 3 fingers curled a little bit.  (I really am going somewhere with this,
> so bear with me.)  Your hands should look like the following ASCII art:
>
>         fingers
> pinkie _III_  thumbs _III_ pinkie
>            I I                 I I
>            I I                 I I
>        left arm        right arm
>
> Now, pretend your hands are the axles.  Your thumbs are pointing toward the
> differential, pinkies toward the wheels.  Your remaining 3 fingers on each
> hand are curled in the direction of rotation for forward travel, right?  If
> this isn't clear, try this: bend your wrists as far up (back) as you can,
> then flop them down while trying to keep your extended pinkies and thumbs in
> the same place, as though "rolling forward" (you have to lift your forearms
> slightly as you bend your wrists down).
>     Now, let's flip the "axles" end-for-end -- rotate your wrists so that
> your pinkies point in, and your thumbs point out.  Notice that now your other
> 3 fingers on each hand point *backward*, that is, opposite the direction of
> rotation for forward travel.  Flop your wrists again to make this clear, if
> it isn't yet.
>     Besides, it's good exercise for relieving Carpal Tunnel Syndrome :-)
>
> Rusty J
> '80 WedgeFalia -- The mysterious "Smoking Van", from The Vw-Files
> "The Fahrvergnugen Is Out There"
>
> >Steve Sullivan wrote:
>
> >>                 Wrong. Wrong! Whattayamean, wrong? Seriously, I did swap
> >> mine end for end keeping the same axle on each side. Will something go
> wrong
> >> because of this? Do I have to go under there and swap them back. PLEASE
> tell
> >> I can just leave it as is. . .
>
> Per Lindgren replied:
> >You can leave as is, but it will not reduce the wear in any way, the wear is
> >just like before you turned them around.