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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.I just got the low pinion mounted in tonight, the position is nearly identical to the original aluminum housing. Using 5012444AA Pinion... -
Thats a bummer. I had hoped the hi-pinion could have been used to reduce the half shaft angles. That would take some serious cradle mods...
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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.A bit of bad news, using a high pinion will not work (At least for an automatic 42RLE transmission) I installed the driveshaft last...
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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.I did end up rotating the passenger side mount 4 degrees to lower the pinion, however it was too low and caused the diff housing to...
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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.Yes, and I also have skid plates that go from the front cradle to the transmission crossmember that I don't want to create a spacer for.
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You're in a prime spot to drop/shim the cradle down some. Even just a little could help. I've gone to 3/4".
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Actually, nevermind.... the diff and engine both are bolted to the cradle :rolleyes:
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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.My parts arrived and I was able to do a fitup. With my sendcutsend order, I also had some aluminum plates made to act a fixture for...
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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.I designed up the passenger side mount, and will let sendcutsend.com work its magic and mail me my parts. All the plates for the...
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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.The passenger side collar is installed. It was too much press fit for the 1/2 inch treaded rod, so I cut a slit in the tube and welded...
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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.I tired the center punch method, it was too undersized for that method to work.
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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.I cut off another 3/8 of an inch of the driver's side housing, and it is now flush with the main body of the differential. Given that it...
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65Corvair replied to the thread 65 Corvair's Steel Front Diff Build.Here are the prints for bearing/seal collars. Overall, the collars work pretty good, the driver's side OD is a few thousand's too small...
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