Recent content by rjhink

I couldn't find much on Durant dye, but I did find a link to Scarlet Red as a color-fast dye on a Packard website. http://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=6512&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=20 The problem is that there are many different chemical...

I just had the oil pan off my '34 cabriolet, which should be similar if your '33 is a car rather than a truck. I didn't have to lift the motor. Jack up the front, put jack stands under the frame (up front near the bumper mounts) and lower the front axle as much as possible. Taking off the...

I also have to add my "congrats" to everyone at VanPelt Sales! I've spoken to Mac a number of times as I've rebuilt my '34 ****** and differential. During that time, Mac has always been extremely helpful, patient, and friendly. It's fantastic to see that his knowledge and demeanor are being...

I've read that some of the reproduction door check straps are too flimsy, but I don't seem to have much choice but to replace one of my broken OEM straps. I already have door panels off to replace latch springs, but before I tear into anything else, I'd like to know how much more I have to...

Re: Rear Main Bearing -- drain Pipe Is there a supplier that has replacement rear main bearing drain pipes? I have a '34 V8 engine with an unvented block and would like to install a pipe since there isn't one currently in place. I can buy some pipe and a die from MSC, but it would cost far...

Although I am fairly new to this era car and this is the first rear end I had rebuilt, I'm pretty OCD and just installed a 3.54 gear set in a 1934 Cabriolet. According to the importer, a small percentage of these gearsets had insufficient axle housing clearance -- probably due to Ford motor...

Thanks for your replies! I was hoping that I was not the only one to have an issue. I did think of bringing the ring gear and Carrier set to the local machine shop or to a friend who has a 12 inch lathe to have the angle relieved on the back of the gear. Since it's already mounted on the...

Anyone have problems installing 3.54 gear sets for 1934 banjo? While I had the rear end apart on a ’34 Cabriolet to fix leaks, I thought I’d put a new 3.54 gear set in it (supposedly Italian and engraved with “40-4209HS 9224 3.54 03/12”). I bought the set from a very reputable vendor, but I...

You are absolutely correct! The prefix was, in fact, 18 rather than "B". After reading so many forum posts, I had "B "on the brain when I wrote my post. Sorry! The "B "bearings are smaller diameter then those with a "18" designation, so they don't fit the bores in the axle housings. I did...

I just installed new Timken bearings (the NOS B4221 and B4222 bearings -- correction 18-4221 and 18-4222, thanks, David -- that I bought weren't in good enough shape) on a 1934 Rear carrier set and in the axle housings ... Assembled with no gaskets on right side, but there is a gap of 0.050...

Thanks, Tom. I did try the screwdriver route first, but when that didn't work, I filed a slot in the side of a large punch just behind the tip so it would go behind the edge of the seal seat. Both methods are just bending the cup even when I heat the housing to expand around the cup. I also...

Thanks for the info. I'm a new member as well as a new owner (inherited) of a '34 cabriolet, which seems to have largely the same banjo axle. Due to leaks around the banjo that persisted after tightening the bolts, I disassembled the rear.The seals appeared to be original and I already bought...