Re: [Amc-list] axle question/eagle

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Andrew, my thoughts exactly. My axles are shot, as is the gear, it is 
jumbled mess of shaved and broken metal in there. Part of the problem was 
the fellow I bought it from drove it from Washington state down to Texas, 
and it had a lean in the pumpkni cover, so he basically drove it dry. When I 
bought it I filled it back up but it whined, so much sometimes could not 
hear radio. Then it started clunking so I drove it to Walgreen's one night 
and took back roads when it REALLY started clunking and pouring out fluid! 
In the three miles to get home I made 2 1/2 miles before it simply went. 
Paige & the kids came over and pushed it with the Ambassador wagon to my 
mechaninc's place where next day he pulled off the cover and out fell a mess 
of teeth like a Willie Nelson concert. Anyhows, the car has been sitting 
there since while I try to find a 3:54 rear for it. I drove up to Dallas and 
looked at a 79 Spirit which has a 4cyl, 4spd, and almost bought that car 
just for the rear. There is a 80 Eagle at a local pick a part but it is 
258-six and I can't use a 2:83 or 3:08 gear in that. Thanks for the reply 
however,
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandwich Maker" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <baadassgremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 
<eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <iowaeagle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] axle question/eagle


>" From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> "
> " Well I located a rear axle from John's Auto Salvage in Seguin, Texas 
> about
> " 175 miles west of me for my 81 Eagle, 4cylinder, 4speed, which has been
> " patiently waiting for a 3:54 rear axle now for over 3 months. However, 
> John
> " called back this morning and told me that 'the SX/4 is missing a axle' 
> to
> " which I told him that would basically put me back to square one and I 
> could
> " not use the thing if not complete. He said he has some 'non 4 wheel 
> drive
> " AMCs' in there and would check to see in his books what might 
> interchange.
> "
> " I am totally unfamilar with what might interchange when it comes to 
> later
> " model AMCs and two wheel drive to four wheel drive. So my question would 
> be
> " what type axle would interchange, if any, with the SX/4 one he has at 
> the
> " salvage yard missing one axle? I'm sure he is going thru the Mitchell
> " interchange manuals now to look but figured would toss this on here in 
> the
> " meantime.
>
> no 2wd amc axles interchange with eagles; the eagle axles are wider
> because of the deep-offset wheels.
>
> xj cherokee axles interchange except for a shock mount on one side,
> and 3.55 gears are common on 4.0/auto models.  '84-'90 d35s will have
> the same 10" brakes as eagles; '91-up have 9" brakes and mopar housing
> ends, so you can't swap brakes that way though there must be 10" and
> even 11" mopar setups that'd swap.
>
> on a '91-up d35 you could put the rear disks from a '94-8 zj [grand
> chero]...
>
> if all it needs is an axle shaft, why not use one of yours?
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
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> adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                       and think what none thought
> 

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