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Hi Doc, the gears simply went, and took out everything like a cluster bomb.
In 30 something years of driving AMC I have NEVER seen something like this, even
with racing, usually a axle spis or something but this was whole center and
axles, shims, anything in there, roaches, crawfish, it was all sheared metal. My
guess is that it was probably torn up when the guy moved from WA state to TX
here and drove it with little or no oil in rear. When I got it, I filled it and
looked fine but whined loud, mostly 45-55 then settled down, but always checked
it once a month, but damage had probably been done before I got it. A lot of
bearings, seals and such are indeed still available, but my mechanic told me it
would be cheaper, and better, to simply replace the whole unit. I didn't think
it would be difficult to find since lots of Eagles still on road, but I have had
easier time finding 70 AMX rally packs (less than 1% of 70 AMXs got this) than
this damned gear. The shocks mounts are staggered also on Eagles,a nd I just
found out from a flock of seagulls
that Spirit won't fit as rear is too narrow.
Eddie Stakes
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