my 69 American has a wicked step seal! I got nos seal from AJ years ago. don't look for the newer Americans to not have the step seal on the amc 15 axle -- Mark Price markprice242ATadelphia.net Morgantown, WV ---- Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > " From: <francis.swygert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > " > " From: J. Johnson <imfatdad@xxxxxxxxx> > " > " I noticed that my rear differential is leaking out the front of the > " diff. (65 American) Anyone know procdure to repair this (my TSM does > " not seem to address this unless I am reading wrong area..) and the part > " number(s) for seals, etc that I will need to fix... Any advice is > " appreciated... > " > " > " If this is a 196 car with the "big nut" driveshaft, good luck finding > " the seal! It's a stepped seal that is no longer made. Check the AMC > " dealers such as Blaser's, and Galvins. They might have one, or there may > " be repros since I located one about eight years ago (from Blaser, I > " think). They were difficult to find, and I was told only 3-4 were in > " inentory at that time. > > if you really get stuck on this, you could swap the whole rear and > driveshaft for a non-big-nut american setup. all 232s plus '67-9 199s > had them. in addition [if you have a stick] '68-9 232s have a full > synchro t-14 that with driveshaft is a straight swap for the t-96. > > " If you have a 232 car it's got a "normal" rear u-joint yoke that's > " bolted on, and the joint is bolted on also. That seal you can get at any > " local parts store. It will help to get the number off the seal so they > " can cross reference it. A Hornet/Concord or Gremlin/Spirit rear axle > " will fit if you decide to swap, but you'll have to get the driveshaft > " also. That axle is a little wide for pre 64 Americans, but will fit with > " stock wheels. A friend put one in a 1960 model. It would have been > " better with deeper wheels, but it did work. > > i'm not so sure the hornet driveshaft is the right length for an > american. even if you have to have it shortened you'll still need it > though, as the u-joints are bigger [and more common] than the big nut > ones. this is rapidly getting more complicated, as while all > hornet/concord/gremlin/spirit axles are pretty much the same, your > '60s tranny needs an early-'70s t-14 yoke - and be warned, at some > point ['73? '74?] the t-14 output spline changed from the old coarse > warner to a fine torqueflite pitch. > ________________________________________________________________________ > Andrew Hay the genius nature > internet rambler is to see what all have seen > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought > _______________________________________________ > AMC-List mailing list > AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > or go to http://www.amc-list.com _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com