Rear axle help....
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From: Deridder, LA
Rear axle help....
Thanks guys,
As ALWAYS and USUAL i can count on my FORD family to help me out of a plot...now all i have to do is find me a rearend and get some gears...be looking for that explorer or mustang....off to the great junkyards in el paso, tx!!!!!
James
As ALWAYS and USUAL i can count on my FORD family to help me out of a plot...now all i have to do is find me a rearend and get some gears...be looking for that explorer or mustang....off to the great junkyards in el paso, tx!!!!!
James
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Rear axle help....
Word of advice on wrecking yard rear ends....
Picked up one back around Nov. Up here wrecking yards tend to take the wheels off everything they get, hence leaving the vehicles sitting on the drums/discs, etc.
My rear end had so much rust on the housing where the center section had been sitting on the ground that when i started cleaning it off (with a wire wheel in a drill) I went right through the housing. uncovered two different pin holes where the lube actual started leaking out. There were many additional spots where the housing looked as thin as sheet metal.
Yes, they took it back without any hassles and found me another in better shape, but....
(Why do they do that? Why do they take the wheels off?)
Picked up one back around Nov. Up here wrecking yards tend to take the wheels off everything they get, hence leaving the vehicles sitting on the drums/discs, etc.
My rear end had so much rust on the housing where the center section had been sitting on the ground that when i started cleaning it off (with a wire wheel in a drill) I went right through the housing. uncovered two different pin holes where the lube actual started leaking out. There were many additional spots where the housing looked as thin as sheet metal.
Yes, they took it back without any hassles and found me another in better shape, but....
(Why do they do that? Why do they take the wheels off?)
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Rear axle help....
'Fenders,
'Rage couldn'ta told you that, cause I don't think that's the reason. I mean they take the wheels off everything, even Volare-eh-eh's.
Maybe there's some rule about seperating the tires into a seperate area or something.....Sure the rots the h*ll out of the floors, diffs, etc.
All the Mustang II's were missing their upper control arms and spindles as well.....
oh well....
'Rage couldn'ta told you that, cause I don't think that's the reason. I mean they take the wheels off everything, even Volare-eh-eh's.
Maybe there's some rule about seperating the tires into a seperate area or something.....Sure the rots the h*ll out of the floors, diffs, etc.
All the Mustang II's were missing their upper control arms and spindles as well.....
oh well....
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From: Iowa
Rear axle help....
<<<'Fenders,
'Rage couldn'ta told you that, cause I don't think that's the reason.>>>
RMF
Sure he did. Here's an excerpt from a recent email......
‘fenders
How have you been? Did you know that salvage yards take the rims and tires off from their cars and sell them to people? Just thought you would like to know that.
Catch you on the boards,
‘rage
I don't know what else you need RMF. By the way, 'fenders is not capitalized, don't let it happen again.
'fenders
Think I'll go work on my truck now.
'Rage couldn'ta told you that, cause I don't think that's the reason.>>>
RMF
Sure he did. Here's an excerpt from a recent email......
‘fenders
How have you been? Did you know that salvage yards take the rims and tires off from their cars and sell them to people? Just thought you would like to know that.
Catch you on the boards,
‘rage
I don't know what else you need RMF. By the way, 'fenders is not capitalized, don't let it happen again.
'fenders
Think I'll go work on my truck now.
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Rear axle help....
.... By the way, 'fenders is not capitalized, don't let it happen again.
>
>'fenders
>
That's right, capitalize a name and it shows respect - we don't need none of that nonsense around here!!
>
>'fenders
>
That's right, capitalize a name and it shows respect - we don't need none of that nonsense around here!!
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From: Waynesville, OH
Rear axle help....
>That's right, capitalize a name and it shows respect - we
>don't need none of that nonsense around here!!
It'll take a he|| of a lot more than a capital letter for Fenders
to get any respect.
George
Truck restoration - does the fun ever start?
See my 1956 F-250 in progress at www.clubfte.com/users/earl/index.html
>don't need none of that nonsense around here!!
It'll take a he|| of a lot more than a capital letter for Fenders
to get any respect.George
Truck restoration - does the fun ever start?
See my 1956 F-250 in progress at www.clubfte.com/users/earl/index.html
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From: Iowa
Rear axle help....
Just in case anyone thinks poor fergie is being picked on without provocation, need I remind you who coined the Oh so popular FTE phrase "girly 302"
'fenders
54 F100
Engine - will be 351w
(last resort would be one of those little, girly 302's)
Tranny - Auto with OD
Rear end - 72 Mustang 9"
Fr. susp. - 99% chance it will be 75-79 Mopar torsion bar IFS
RMF
'fenders
54 F100
Engine - will be 351w
(last resort would be one of those little, girly 302's)
Tranny - Auto with OD
Rear end - 72 Mustang 9"
Fr. susp. - 99% chance it will be 75-79 Mopar torsion bar IFS
RMF
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From: Iowa
Rear axle help....
<<<It'll take a he|| of a lot more than a capital letter for Fenders to get any respect.>>>
George
That post was a beautiful thing. I know you realize there will be a price to pay and you did it anyway.
'fenders
George
That post was a beautiful thing. I know you realize there will be a price to pay and you did it anyway.
'fenders
How does one go about changing their user name?!?:P
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It's o.k. 'Rage,
I knew it was just another spurious attack on my good name by that ner-do-well 'fenders.
I just chalk it up to feelings of inadaquecy caused by the small size of his torsion bars...sort of like p*n*s envy.
I knew it was just another spurious attack on my good name by that ner-do-well 'fenders.
I just chalk it up to feelings of inadaquecy caused by the small size of his torsion bars...sort of like p*n*s envy.
Post Fiend
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From: Iowa
Rear axle help....
Hey RMF
OK, I admit it, I don't really know why they take the wheels off the cars at the salvage yard. Selling them was just a theory. Why not call them and ask?
I can see my work is done here, I will move on to a newer and better thread.
'fenders
little "f"..........Big Torsion Bars
OK, I admit it, I don't really know why they take the wheels off the cars at the salvage yard. Selling them was just a theory. Why not call them and ask?
I can see my work is done here, I will move on to a newer and better thread.
'fenders
little "f"..........Big Torsion Bars
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