[Amc-list] Torque Tube

[d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>]

hi jim,
i have the same car. mine is a 2 door. i have had my
trans and rear out and apart to replace bearings
before. yes and no it is just that easy. you unhook
the panhard rod. un bolt the t-tube. unhook the park
brake cable. becareful about the springs. you can
unhook the shocks, and lift the car up high enough to
take out the springs, drop the car down low  (on
jackstands like we ALWAYS use ;-)) then you can bring
the rear t-tube back. the no its not that easy part,
depends on how well the car was taken care of. my
panhard bar was a pita to get to come off. and some of
the other bolts were rusted pretty bad. when i took
off my truss rods, (rods that go from either side of
the axle to the front of the t-tube) the bolt holding
them on to the tube up front had the threads
completely rusted off. i had to cut the brace off the
t-tube, weld a new nut on it, and weld it back on. 

if you are lucky and dont have a hard time getting
bolts off, you should be able to have that trans out
in an hour. after the first time, second time i pulled
trans out it took me only about a half hour. 

pics of my 62 classic in link at bottom if you like.
glad to hear it sounds like one more will be saved.

dave stohler
http://picasaweb.google.com/das24rules


      
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