Re: [AMC-List] rear end leaking....

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" 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.
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