1963 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible for the Wife
Early couplers are not idiot proof so you CAN assemble it like this BUT it will have a TON of play.... This is WRONG.
This is CORRECT....
Slide on the new coupler.
Here is how I pinch down the retainer and bend the tabs with a hammer.. I use these to later pinch the tabs around the lip.
Other end. Dress the shaft with a file to get the burrs. The new bearing should NOT go on hard..
3/4" deep socket was perfect to tap it on.
Install the rubber sleeve and then the snap ring.
Fish the wires with a piece of wire..
Early couplers are not idiot proof so you CAN assemble it like this BUT it will have a TON of play.... This is WRONG.
This is CORRECT....
Slide on the new coupler.
Here is how I pinch down the retainer and bend the tabs with a hammer.. I use these to later pinch the tabs around the lip.
Other end. Dress the shaft with a file to get the burrs. The new bearing should NOT go on hard..
3/4" deep socket was perfect to tap it on.
Install the rubber sleeve and then the snap ring.
Fish the wires with a piece of wire..
