You should be able to have the snout knocked off by a machine shop while it's apart. It's always something. A place that does cranks would probably be best. If the remaining hole is too small have it enlarged or a custom bushing made. Should be a pretty simple fix. Hey, you could probably take it off with a grinding disc and lots of patience...and care to not touch the outer surface where the flywheel bolts up. We wouldn't want a wobble there now would we :] I'd take it to a shop though. -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II " Chronic Pain Hurts" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Greg Taylor wrote: > > > FWIW, the Gen I V8 pattern matches the Gen 2/3, but I think the centering > flange was a little different diameter. Bolt holes were the same, though. > Perhaps the early sixes have the Gen I flange size, too. > > Interesting. I've never been in a position to compare 6 vs. 8 > crank butt patterns. I'm not sure what utility there would be > in being able to swap 6 and 8 parts, but 72-up could benefit > some. Big clutches for hot sixes? > > I did unfortunately, not recall before buying that there IS > a difference in early six (195.6) crankshaft butts -- auto > vs. manual have different flanges. The '58 short block I bought > has apparantly an automatic flange, with a protruding 'nose' > with the center bushing in it. If I recall, the manual flange > is flush across the back, with a recess for the pilot bushing. > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list