Re: [Amc-list] Looking for an M20 to fit a Spirit near Seattle

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IIRC, the Javeline/Hornet M20 is closer to correct width than the American.
Should be easier to find too.

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
> Good luck finding a M20 to fit! An American M20 should be close enough to the 
> same width. 
> 
> That vibration sounds like a wheel bearing in the rear axle, not a pinion 
> bearing. The outer axle bearings will go first since they carry all the weight. 
> Pretty easy to change and inexpensive, just need a hub puller or hydraulic press 
> to get that hub off. Oh, and a big torque wrench to tighten it! The local 
> big-rig guys do it for me for a token charge, but the owner's a friend of my 
> brothers and I make it easy (remove center cap so wheel doesn't need to come 
> off). When I was away most places would do it for a half-hour charge or their 
> minimum charge, and a couple only charged me a half-hour when an hour was the 
> minimum since it only takes 15 minutes (making it easy was the key!). When I 
> didn't have access to a press I would pull the axles and take them to the local 
> machine shop and get the bearings and seals installed then put them back in. 
> Can't recall price, but was very reasonable -- usually dropped them off one 
> afternoon and picked them up the next. 
> 
> ---------
> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:22:54 -0700
> From: Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Looking for one to overhaul, but a reasonable priced good runner would be okay 
> too. The current M15/D35 has a pinion bearing or something going out. After 
> driving 55 mph for awhile, it will suddenly start to vibrate like a bad Ujoint 
> (already checked that) and it feels like I'm on a rumble strip unless I slow 
> down.
> 
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