http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of stock 1941-1959 Chevy and GMC trucks. KEEP IT STOCK! Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:39:48 GMT vwnate1 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40085 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40085 Cleaning out the rust , old grease and accumulated dirt will ensure many years more service... To-day I'm working on saving some threaded trunnion typ A-Frames Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:22:17 GMT K Ohlgren http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40084 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40084 starting on my bed. i need to replace the angle strips inside the bed. are they welded on? if so how do they attach the chrome angles? not that i'm using Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:20 GMT Lowell http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40083 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40083 Thanks for the responses. Last night I did get the shackle bushing with internal threads out of the frame, but it wasn't easy. I made a tool but not perfect. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:53:48 GMT vwnate1 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40082 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40082 Yep , the camber shims are jammed in the rear with the narrow part facing forward . I'd like to see this '41 Chevy truck with " BALL JOINTS " ! =8-) The Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:47:10 GMT Jeffrey Pohlar http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40081 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40081 Yep, that sounds familiar. I've had too many rear end designs apart to remember the details of each. I just seemed to remember there was something in there Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:59:06 GMT jgtr@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40080 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40080 Thanks for the input. A slinger makes more sense than a seal; however, doesn't a slinger usually rotate with the shaft? I just rebuild a GMC 3 speed Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:46:18 GMT Jeffrey Pohlar http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40079 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40079 I don't have the time to verify it right now but I believe the "oil retainer" is a just a slinger not a seal. Should look like a big washer that keeps the Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:25:10 GMT oosocool http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40078 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40078 I'm in the process of re-installing the rear end in my 1946 1/2 ton GMC truck. The GMC manual calls for a "Pinion Forward Bearing Oil Retainer" [#38 in the Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:28:00 GMT Hanlon, Bill (ISS Houston) http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40077 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40077 Narrow part of the shim goes forward on later trucks. My guess is that it does on your 41 as well. ________________________________ From: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:17:33 GMT Lowell http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40076 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40076 I don't recall this having been discussed in the past. I am replacing the front springs, ball joints, brake parts and such on the front axle of my 1941 Chevy Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:51:23 GMT ccpanel http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40075 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40075 I agree-catch the problem before it is irretrievable and you call me looking for a spare torque tube(which i have 20 of) My first truck was sold to me cause Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:26:19 GMT Jones, Allen http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40074 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40074 I would agree with removing the cover for inspection. That makes sense. However, if service is required, you can't properly adjust the side bearings with the Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:21:26 GMT corvallis@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40073 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40073 What he said. .bill in oregon _____ From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Pohlar Sent: Saturday, Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:17:34 GMT Ken Wagner http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40072 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40072 Thanks, Jeff, that is good advice. I can't get back to this problem until after Thanksgiving. I'll start by taking rear brakes apart, and then remove axles and Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:49:12 GMT Jeffrey Pohlar http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40071 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/message/40071 Ken, I agree with Nate that you shouldn't disturb the rear gears unless its necessary and you're prepared to re-set the assembly. I read your symptoms and I