'32-'34 Clam Shell-U joint covers cork gasket? What am missing?

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I don't see a groove in either of these to install the cork gasket like I would in the later style clam shell post '35 and newer clam shell.
 

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The seal goes in the lip of the two piece clam shell that bolts around the one piece unit. Think of it this way, the item in your pictures is the inner and the seal goes on the two piece outer clam
 
They likely used a felt seal around the inner periphery of the part that holds the torque tube bell to the transmission originally for those earlier cars. It's just a dust seal & wiper for that joint. The cork seal is kind of a replacement that will work in a pinch but I don't think it's original. The cup shape sort of holds the seal in place against the torque tube bell after you wrap it around there and push the parts together. I don't know if some adhesive would hold it well or not. The later clam shell parts were a better design but you have to make do when you have the older stuff.
 
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Wait, I see what you have now. That's odd. Even the Model A had the one solid piece and the 2nd two piece that clamps over it. I've never seen the set-up you have.
 
So the cork gasket kinda presses between the torque tube clam and the U joint cover portion when they bolt together? Could I use some gasket sealer instead of the cork because that is going to be a pain to hold it in place.

Just trying to get a visual before I install the engine/transmission in the frame.
 
He is working on a one piece outer like a 32-34. Slide the outer back and find the groove next to the torque tube shaft. I put the cork packing in with the joint at the top. Use permatex on the gasket to the trans.
 
It looks to me like you have the rear collar right up against the bell of the torque tube. There really isn't a 'clamshell' on a 32.

Pull that collar back and you'll see that it has a groove on the back and inside area of it for the cork. It seals the grease from getting out around the front "bell" of the driveshaft.

On 32's there isn't really a 'clam shell' - it is a one piece unit like he shows . . . was obviously put onto the torque tube before the welding/fabrication was complete.

Hope this helps . . .

B&S
 
You guys are kidding, right? What is shown in the photos is the solid outer piece, just like all '32-'34s came with. The two-piece version for V8s did not come into being until the 1935 model year.

Just like in the two-piece version, the groove for the seal is in the very back of it, formed into the stamping. The cork version of the seal is difficult to install as you have to do it from the back end. Easier, but not easy is a felt seal which is much more flexible than the cork and thereby lends itself to the gyrations you have to go through to install it. You can obtain the felt version from Roy Nacewicz.

*Andy and Bored&Stroked beat me to it.
 
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I never knew the ‘32 was one piece. Another ‘32 oddity. Why would Ford make it so it can’t be replaced like a Model A before it and then change it back like they did on later V8’s. The design/logic seems odd to me.
 
I am going to use a piece of rubber hose when I put my 34 back together, have a size that fits the grove well.
 
Has any body used a good gasket sealer on the outside lip on the back side where the torque tube U joint cover mated with the torque tube?

I have a shortened '34 torque tube and the speedo location makes it almost impossible to get that cork gasket into that groove.
 
The cork, is not a seal, it's a wiper. Remember the pivoting motion of the driveline as the suspension moves up and down. Any sealer's function would be to hold the cork in place so it stays put in the floating portion of the coupler.
 
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