32 drive shaft to pinion

[DavidG]

Which nuts are you referring to? You are getting pretty far removed from your original question and few of us have mastered mind reading.

[my4dv8]

Apologies David , that wasn’t clear. The 4 nuts that hold the cup onto the centre crossmember.

[Lincolnville]

My4dv8,

Are you referencing the bolts/nuts in the below pictures?

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Lincolnville

My4dv8,

Are you referencing the bolts/nuts in the below pictures?

[DavidG]

I'll interpret that to mean the back of the transmission,not the cross member itself as shown in Lincolville's latest photos.


Sounds like it might be a bent rear cross member, which is pretty rare, but not unheard of.

[my4dv8]

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Yes Linconville thats the spot , i need better terminology. . Our Rear crossmember looks great. Engine dropped right in to the mounts , transmission bolted right up to the k member . K member is not fully bolted in but all the holes line up with the frame. A big ratchet strap sounds dicey, ,especially when you have your fingers in there aligning the universal joint . Think i need to dig out Davids excellent books.

[DavidG]

Leave the shift lever housing off and the gears in neutral and align your U-joint splines from there rather than at the U-joint itself. That's a lot easier on the fingers.


Now we find out that the center cross member is not riveted in place as original. How about the front cross member? Is it also bolted in? What engine and transmission are you using?

[my4dv8]

All flathead original , early 21 stud, all original rod brakes , yeah the chassis has been visited before by someone with misguided intentions . OK time to confess now .. I was only in mock up mode. So being the dumb ass I am ,I was trying to fit it all without a u joint. … Moron. . I have done plenty of these before. Of course light bulb moment , the U joint has to go on first, then roll the axle onto it . DUH. DUH . A bit of of crow baring the spring and bingo. Apologies for wasting everyone’s time. Really appreciate all the valuable input. Now i need to pay it forward . I do know stuff , really . But this incident does take the cake.

[DavidG]

Mystery solved, good to know. Learning by trial and error is half the fun!