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Tim,

I think my mail can handle it so please send them.

Thanks, Don

Don,

I scanned the pages at 600 dpi and did  a test print also at 600 dpi. Read quality is great. There are 6 pages to the article and atthe scanned sizwe each is near 90 meg pe rpage. Can you handle files that size? I will send each as a seperate file to make down loading easier. Doews that sound good?

Tim

Tim,

My email address is dunko@cableone.net

Thanks, Don

Does anyone have a copy of this issue?  There was a two part article on rebuilding the th350, the first part was in September and the second in October.  As luck would have it I have the October issue but not September.

If anyone can get me a copy of that article I would appreciate it.

Thanks, Don

I need to know if Moog p/n 8556 or TRW CS8556 Mustang II front springs will work for my '39 chevy.  They are supposed to be for 4 and 6 cylinder MIIs w/air.

Thanks, Don

Scrap Fe,

Don't forget to take the camera with you so we can see your progress.  I just got the '57 rearend mounted in my '39 so I can get on with the driveline stuff etc.

Don

Eureka.  It finally came out.  I had to remove the third member nuts and loosen it then the axle finally gave way.  I also spayed PB Blaster in from the filler hole so that helped a lot.

So thanks to all that offered advice.

Don

So just how big of a slide hammer do I need?  I worked on this axle for about an hour last night and only managed to loosen the backing plate and bearing retainer.  I also broke the nut off my slide hammer which I welded back on.

It looks like I might have moved the axel out a little under a 1/32".  If I wasn't so cheap I'd rip this puppy out and find a 10-12 bolt or '60 Pontiac/Olds instead, but I'm a true Scotsman and got this one for free so what can I say.  Now it's a matter of pride, I will not be beaten by this thing.

And thanks for the NAPA tip while I have this apart I'll replace the bearings and seals.

Do you think a 4x4 and a big logging chain and 30-40 mph....  nah better not, probably pull the 4x4 bumper off

Today I was able to remove the axle from the drivers side using a slide hammer with no problems.  I foolishly thought that the passengers side would be just as easy and in a matter of minutes I would have the third member on the bench.  So after 10 minutes of hammering the thing just will not budge.

So do I need to apply some heat to the bearing or is there some other trick?

Thanks,
Don

George,

I understand on these '57 rearends that you remove the 4 bolts at the end of the axle and use a slide hammer to pull them out.  As opposed to removing c-clips and then sliding the axles out.  Is this correct?

Thanks, Don

You can rotate the axles when the car is in the air - rotate one and the other counter-rotates.  So the axle bearings must be ok, they may still need to be replaced but they are not frozen.  Put the car on the ground and try to push it and it acts as though you had it in park, but I don't have the driveshaft installed.

So my conclusion is the pinion bearing must be frozen.  Wouldn't you know it as I am posting this response it is SNOWING so when warm weather returns I'll pull the axles and get the pumpkin out and take a look.

Before the snow flew last winter I was able to get the '57 rearend installed on my '39 but all I could do was roll it into the garage and wait for warm weather to return so I could get the body back on to see how the car looked for wheel base and ride height.

This weekend turned out to be warm enough so I got to it, but when I lowered the car to roll it out of the garage the rearend was locked up as in rotate one wheel and the other counter rotates.

I have never worked on a rearend before so I don't know all the ins and outs of the things so could one of you gurus give me some lessons here?  What am I missing?

Thanks, Don

Can someone help me identify this engine code - K0930PHA?
The date code is H234 and the casting number is 14093638.

I know from the numbers that this block was cast 9/30/1994 in Ontario, is a 350 2-bolt made from 87-95, has a one-piece rear seal and flat tappets (although I've got all the stuff to use roller tappets).

What I can't find is what PHA means.

Thanks,
Don

I thought that this subject had been covered before but can't find the messages.  Anyway, if I remember right you can put 82 s10 rotors on MII spindles but you have to machine the bearing pocket deeper.  Is this correct?  

Then you can use the calipers from a Monte Carlo, but what year I can't remember either.  So, what are the part numbers for the bearings, seals, rotors, and year of Monte Carlo.  Is there anyhing else I have forgotten?

Thanks, Don