Re: [AMC-List] bad bearing

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
" 
" ok, my drain plug is in the rear cover. but what about
" the "spicer" axles that i keep gettin told it should
" be from the parts stores? none, i mean NONE of the
" parts stores here, or online show amc 15. either
" spicer 27A, or spicer 53. are they the same thing,
" just a different name for them maybe?

no chance they're the same thing.  for a visual comparison the d35
cover is exactly the same; most cherokees - all with abs - have d35s.
many wranglers too.  there must be at least one on the post...
the mopar 8.25" is the other common axle and unfortunately it looks
similar.

or you could go online and look for aftermkt d35 covers.  they're
certainly around; i've seen finned aluminum and even clear plexiglas!

" if it actually
" is the amc 15, how hard would it maybe be to adapt
" dana 35 one piece, none c clip axle shafts, and maybe
" later model drum brakes, that parts are more availible
" and cheaper for, or did the 35 come with disk brakes
" that might fit before they went to the mopar flange? 

i've been thinking this over.  the early d35 has amc20 housing flange
ends, not amc15, so presumably the bearing retainers have the amc20
pattern too.  perhaps it would be easy to drill the retainers for the
amc15 pattern, but it might actually be easier to adapt c-clip axles,
though that would require a new chuck.  maybe you can simply reuse
your old retainers with new seals...

fyi there were no factory disks on the early d35, but the housing
flange pattern is also used on some fords and there's a popular crown
vic rear disk swap.  that doesn't help you though.

i don't know of any disk setups that'll fit the amc15 save perhaps hot
rod weld-on caliper brackets.

later amc15 brakes are straightforward.  best would be the 10" from
late '70s - early '80s spirit amxes and concord wagons with sixes.
in fact if you find such a donor, get the whole brake system - front
disks, spindles and caliper brackets, master cyl, and proportioning
valve.  the master might take a little work [maybe not] but everything
else bolts on.  you might want the 14x6" rims too if you plan to run
radials; they do best on wider rims even if you're not going up in
size.  some [many?] of the steelies still have the knobs for the
little dogdish hubcaps; i have two sets, for summer and snow tires.

" they closed post today case we got about 2" of snow.
" ft sill gets a little dusting of snow, and post is
" closed. now i got all day, and no idea what im going
" to do...

i have to chuckle at this.  we're tying our record for snowfall in
november [none] and it's gonna be in the 60s today, but nobody around
here would even blink at 2" of snow.
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