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

[Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.
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