1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto
Got the other rear side glass in this weekend. Unfortunately the small clip for the pin that goes through the glass broke. Odd as it was in great shape. Anyway, guess I have to go find one of those now.
Got at the driveshaft yesterday and today. Cleaned it all up in preparation for paint. Then I decided to rebuild the trunion joint. Dismantled it fairly quickly. The boot was toast as it was torn. The pin looked in great shape and there was no wear in the end joint. Not surprising as this car only shows 65,000 original miles. Then the fun began.
According to the shop manual, if the pin is in good shape you can work the boot over it and through the cup. Got it over the pin ok but there is no way in &@$$ it was going through that cup so off it came again. Onto the press to remove the pin. Just as well as I had a new one in the NOS Mopar rebuild kit. That pin did not want to move. Took a fair bit of force with my 20 ton press to get it out but it came out. Going back in wasn't so bad. Anyway got it all rebuilt and filled with grease and cover replaced. I reused the original straps for the boot as they look better than the straps with the bolt and nut. Finally a nice coat of semi gloss black and let it dry overnight before installing the new u joint in the other end.
That's one more of the bigger jobs left marked off the list. More to come
Got the other rear side glass in this weekend. Unfortunately the small clip for the pin that goes through the glass broke. Odd as it was in great shape. Anyway, guess I have to go find one of those now.
Got at the driveshaft yesterday and today. Cleaned it all up in preparation for paint. Then I decided to rebuild the trunion joint. Dismantled it fairly quickly. The boot was toast as it was torn. The pin looked in great shape and there was no wear in the end joint. Not surprising as this car only shows 65,000 original miles. Then the fun began.
According to the shop manual, if the pin is in good shape you can work the boot over it and through the cup. Got it over the pin ok but there is no way in &@$$ it was going through that cup so off it came again. Onto the press to remove the pin. Just as well as I had a new one in the NOS Mopar rebuild kit. That pin did not want to move. Took a fair bit of force with my 20 ton press to get it out but it came out. Going back in wasn't so bad. Anyway got it all rebuilt and filled with grease and cover replaced. I reused the original straps for the boot as they look better than the straps with the bolt and nut. Finally a nice coat of semi gloss black and let it dry overnight before installing the new u joint in the other end.
That's one more of the bigger jobs left marked off the list. More to come
