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Kurt in NJ · 05-23-2026, 01:58 PM

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I bought a 17 that was restored on the early 60s and although I figured it probably had bronze thrust washers because of some fine brass flakes in the oil I figured it would be best to look inside.
Found new looking axles, roller bearings,ring gear but the nut on the pinion gear was loose and the keyway wallowed out and cracked driveshaft.

The cotton band lining also deteriorated rapidly after short period of driving and clogged the oil feed to the front of the engine that I was told didn’t have but few miles of driving after rebuilding.

one of the axle bearing sleeves was in the wrong side and was worn at the seam.
Driving the car there were no symptoms or noises from the rear but it wasn’t far from a failure that would have damaged a lot of the parts.

05-23-2026, 01:58 PM	#6
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,672	Re: A Possible T Purchase and a Rear End Question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I bought a 17 that was restored on the early 60s and although I figured it probably had bronze thrust washers because of some fine brass flakes in the oil I figured it would be best to look inside. Found new looking axles, roller bearings,ring gear but the nut on the pinion gear was loose and the keyway wallowed out and cracked driveshaft. The cotton band lining also deteriorated rapidly after short period of driving and clogged the oil feed to the front of the engine that I was told didn’t have but few miles of driving after rebuilding. one of the axle bearing sleeves was in the wrong side and was worn at the seam. Driving the car there were no symptoms or noises from the rear but it wasn’t far from a failure that would have damaged a lot of the parts.