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Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
Today, 04:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 169
Posted By GTR1999

Street ring gears are hardened. The thread is a...

Street ring gears are hardened. The thread is a 3/8-24, maybe using a carbide tap would work or maybe it still breaks. Those are brittle holes, the end of the bolt will roll easy if bottomed out. ...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
Today, 12:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 169
Posted By GTR1999

I was in manufacturing for 45 years There is...

I was in manufacturing for 45 years
There is no excuse for this other than lousy quality control
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
Yesterday, 08:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 169
Posted By GTR1999

Check your ring gears closely

There is always a thread or comment on differential rebuilding. I just answered one here a minute ago.

Today the price of parts and shipping is going up every time I reorder parts. What used to...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
Yesterday, 08:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 268
Posted By GTR1999

Yeah you're going down the wrong road. Here...

Yeah you're going down the wrong road.

Here is a question you can ask your expert. Now that you know you need axles, what will you buy- New or Rebuilt- tipped or cored? If you just go to a website...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
Yesterday, 11:49 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 607
Posted By GTR1999

lol!!!!!!!!

lol!!!!!!!!
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
Yesterday, 09:36 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 607
Posted By GTR1999

Hope he was/is ok. My son is drag racing Chargers...

Hope he was/is ok. My son is drag racing Chargers now, getting into the 9's but I wish he would give it up.
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-16-2024, 03:23 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 607
Posted By GTR1999

Yeah I have seen that video before, solid axles...

Yeah I have seen that video before, solid axles do hold up.

As we both know, anything can be broken given enough abuse. My son destroyed a few diff's in his 75- all from abuse. Add in the QC...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-16-2024, 11:29 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 607
Posted By GTR1999

I will defer to Tom with the C1 diff's. I never...

I will defer to Tom with the C1 diff's. I never get any calls for them.

The only thing I would do with a new Eaton posi is at a min take it apart and check it. I usually remove the fiber clutches,...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-16-2024, 11:23 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 327
Posted By GTR1999

I think we addressed this awhile back. The last I...

I think we addressed this awhile back. The last I heard you were going to rebuild your own axles and the diff? Did you do that or as it sounds maybe bought a vendor built diff and they rejected your...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-14-2024, 08:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 227
Posted By GTR1999

Yup, cross shaft/spider thrust washer. If it fell...

Yup, cross shaft/spider thrust washer. If it fell out while the cross shaft was out- the only way it could, the spiders are not setup correctly.
Forum: C1 & C2 Parts
04-14-2024, 11:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 200
Posted By GTR1999

Tom, I can't tell if there is a slight wear...

Tom, I can't tell if there is a slight wear groove on the OD where the seal rides. Can you confirm? If not, I will buy it, otherwise I would have to use a speedy sleeve and those thin sleeve cost...
Forum: C3 General
04-14-2024, 11:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 279
Posted By GTR1999

For whatever it may be worth. If I was doing that...

For whatever it may be worth. If I was doing that job, I would check the ID of the arm bore. If it was stock, I would install new rubber bushings, compress and flare the sleeve. Done. I did these...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-14-2024, 12:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 342
Posted By GTR1999

no the hole was not damaged by a broken bolt ...

no the hole was not damaged by a broken bolt
This was a clear drilled hole just over 1/4”, the tapped hole is 3/8-16
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-13-2024, 07:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 253
Posted By GTR1999

The BW T 10 was replaced in mid 1963 by the...

The BW T 10 was replaced in mid 1963 by the better Muncie and used through 1974.

I rebuilt a 63 T10 a couple of years ago and it was still in good condition so no gears were needed. I don’t think...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-13-2024, 05:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 342
Posted By GTR1999

Differential hole

I never know what I will find once I get in a job. When I hear that the unit was worked on or rebuilt a lot of red flags go up.

This one is a 74 diff, it was supposed to have been rebuilt by a...
Forum: C3 General
04-13-2024, 08:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 230
Posted By GTR1999

Whatever someone posted for part and labor cost a...

Whatever someone posted for part and labor cost a year, two years, or more ago - double it today.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-12-2024, 07:59 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 488
Posted By GTR1999

The plastic "washer" goes in the cap as you see....

The plastic "washer" goes in the cap as you see. Very common for them to stick to the cross end when removing the cap. They can fall off. As long as it's in the cap, and only one, I run a little...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-11-2024, 08:37 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 488
Posted By GTR1999

I did that job today only 1310. Spicers were...

I did that job today only 1310.

Spicers were used. Shaft was prepped and deburred. Grooves cleaned out and blasted. Tap in one side, install clip, tap in the other side, press, install clip....
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-11-2024, 11:49 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 88,812
Posted By GTR1999

16 year old thread. The kid did a good job but...

16 year old thread.
The kid did a good job but hard to tell a story from one build since many are in various conditions to start from.
Some of the parts available then are gone now. Prices have...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-11-2024, 12:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 326
Posted By GTR1999

Rotors were riveted to the rear axle flanges or...

Rotors were riveted to the rear axle flanges or front hubs, then final faced for -0- runout. Corvette brakes were exceptional until the first guy worked on the car.

I like to keep my runout at 003...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-10-2024, 07:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 321
Posted By GTR1999

The input shaft- worm- of the box has a groove...

The input shaft- worm- of the box has a groove ground in it for the pinch bolt. The flange cannot be moved from that position. If you slide up the column flange it will distort the rag into an "S"...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-10-2024, 07:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 326
Posted By GTR1999

Just finished these today, have to shoot a final...

Just finished these today, have to shoot a final black coat.
Mic your rotors to make sure they're not undersize. Don't turn them on a brake lathe.
...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-10-2024, 10:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 326
Posted By GTR1999

When I install rotors on an arm I just rebuilt-...

When I install rotors on an arm I just rebuilt- which I will be doing today in fact, I eyeball the center of the rotor to the caliper seam. The rotor should be about center on the seam-front of...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
04-08-2024, 06:45 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 408
Posted By GTR1999

There were a couple of pinion yokes used from...

There were a couple of pinion yokes used from 63-79.

1- 1310 with straps - 63 GS only
2- 63-64 used a 17 spline 1310 with u-bolts- Obsolete and anyone using a 17 spline pinion gear set is risking...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
04-08-2024, 03:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 859
Posted By GTR1999

Borgeson is a JEEP box. It is larger than the...

Borgeson is a JEEP box. It is larger than the stock Saginaw box, you need to use the brace with it so it doesn't rip the frame, that was another $100 but I don't keep track of them.

The JEEP box...
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