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On 15 Sep 2004 at 10:04, fess wrote: > On Aug 31, 2004, at 12:27 AM, fess wrote: > > So, for now we're going to try and turn the "leaky welds" from the > > bottom side to the top, in the hopes that it will leak less. > > Well, we tried this out. It seems to "leak less" but it's still leaking > enough to be a problem. Yeah, sorry, but I agree that you need a new retainer plate. > Next step seems to be to replace the axle retainer plate. > which without complicated cutting and rewelding seems to mean > replacing the whole axle tube. Because there's a mount on the > axle tube for the sway bar, that won't let the axle retainer plate > pass off. I'm pretty sure that will clear somehow. I'll take a look at the microfilm to verify that they were available as separate parts. > So, I think I'm in the market for an axle retainer plate, and axle tube, > that will work on a '67. anyone have one? anyone know what years are > compatible? I should have a retainer plate, but I don't think it will have the extra right angle bend your old one has. It should still work, however. Let me know if you want me to look. > > I'm also going to contact the previous owner to see if he put them on > > or if the tranny came with the axles attached from rancho. Perhaps I > > can get a part from rancho transmission to fix it. > > turned out they were the original from the car, so it's my problem. > rancho only supplied the transmission. not the axles, bits. That's surprising. I didn't think swing axle transmissions were ever sold that way, simply because it was necessary to adjust some of these things properly when you put them together. That's one of the really nice things about the IRS transmissions: It's a much smaller package when you pull it out of the car. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~