MTFCA Forum

New drive shaft ordered today.
Lang’s said they were back ordered, but called FP Birdhaven, shaft is in the mail.
That confused me.

I measured the front bushing bore at about 1.37”
It feels a bit ragged too.
Don’t know of a tool to smooth that out. I had a brake hone a million years ago, but I doubt they are still around.
If I have a machine shop make a bushing to fit, should it be exact to the bore ID?

Ahhh, thanks
The steel bushing that I pulled out was split, is that common or was that a mod?
I can’t figure why the bushing was split and still had a shim?

What do you use to measure that?

I do know that there was a restoration in 1985. I’m guessing that the axle was rebuilt at that time and the grinding in the axle bore , the driveshaft groove and the front bushing was from before that. The sleeves and roller bearings look too good.
Do you think the new front bushing will fit tight?

Pictures of the axle housings behind the bearing sleeves.
All four are scored and the one has a significant wear divot on the outer right. The sleeves and Hyatt’s look ok to me. I plan to reuse the Hyatt’s , replace the two outer sleeves.

Steel bushing and shim.
Pulled with some difficulty with a home made puller.
The shim fell out during cleaning

There is a groove on the driveshaft where the original style thrust bearing sits. The bearing, sleeve and Hyatt looks okay, but the pinion was “just” tight, I don’t think the sleeve was pushed deep enough. In any case, I decided to go with the FP pinion bearing. Is this groove cause for worry? 753A2...

I am measuring 1” toe out, not real scientific yet, but I can’t be too far off. I have no idea how that could have been intentional. The car was partially restored in the 80’s by my father, then sat in one warehouse or the other for 30 years. The tie rod end, passenger side, feels to be flush with t...