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  1. valiantwagonguy

    What is this (727 extension housing)?

    So did my 48 Plymouth Special Delux .
  2. valiantwagonguy

    7 1/4” SG

    Yes ,it seems that way.
  3. valiantwagonguy

    7 1/4” SG

    Well,I don't know about that,never opened one up. They were so abundant and cheap I just replaced them when I had a problem.I do know from the sales lit I have collected that they came with 323,355,and 390 ratios and offered as an option on any A body in the mid 60's .They were also part of the...
  4. valiantwagonguy

    7 1/4” SG

    It was an option in the towing package
  5. valiantwagonguy

    Leaking rear end 1967 Barracuda

    Same here,I have two I want to do,One a 323 sure grip and my back up 323 peg leg .
  6. valiantwagonguy

    6 cyl Automatic

    Does anyone know if an automatic from a 6 cyl 1972 dart is the same size as one from a 6 cyl 1976 F body Dodge Aspen ? I have a good low mileage dart trans I'd like to put into my Aspen if it will just interchange and I can use the same linkage and drive shaft
  7. valiantwagonguy

    What length of transmission do I need for 71 duster?

    Any A body trans will fit but with that rear you are probably going to need a custom length driveshaft no matter what trans you go with. A 3 and 4 speed will be the same overall length so that won't be an issue. 66 and up manuals use a splined drive shaft 65 and down use a ball and trunion so...
  8. valiantwagonguy

    7 1/4 rear end plug?

    a half inch drive usually does the trick
  9. valiantwagonguy

    Help, need info on 833 mounting.

    I use this to lube the splines on my clutch on my BMW and Moto Guzzi motorcycles and the 833 in my 65 Valiant wagon.You just need a thin film,it doesn't fly around , and prevents spline wear https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NCB51048
  10. valiantwagonguy

    Anyone had these symptoms with a 904?

    I'd drop the pan and change the filter before I wrote it off . Mine did strange things like not wanting to go into reverse when cold and was cured with new fluid and filter.Lasted 10 years after that and was still ok when I pulled it and put in a 4 speed
  11. valiantwagonguy

    First Drive after building, Major shake

    It could be a brake problem where a wheel is heating up or the universals
  12. valiantwagonguy

    1966 904 to a 1965 904 Transmission swap into a 65 Dart

    rebuild the 65 trans and use 65 correct parts.Sell off or keep the 66 stuff for another project.If you are going for an original clone go original .
  13. valiantwagonguy

    Noisy rearend 69 barracuda 318 car

    Well,7 1/4 rears are a dime a dozen so before you spend a nickle on this one see what you can get as a replacement.People actually give them away !
  14. valiantwagonguy

    Noisy rearend 69 barracuda 318 car

    A rumbling kind of noise would be axle bearings a whine that gets higher in pitch would be in the rear .What kind of noise is it?
  15. valiantwagonguy

    Noisy rearend 69 barracuda 318 car

    50 years ago I was hich hiking to Alaska and got a ride in this box truck that had a real noisy rear.We stopped at this garage in this place out in the middle of nowhere and the old guy who was working there suggested we put in a LB of powered graphite to quiet it down.It worked and we continued...
  16. valiantwagonguy

    A-833 Lube help

    Just fill it until it drips out the bottom of the fill plug hole in the side of the case.It holds what it holds.I pump it in with a small pump powered by an electric drill .Have 4 qts on hand and use what it needs.Full is when it runs out the hole.
  17. valiantwagonguy

    A-833 Lube help

    Also,seeing as it is all rebuilt I would drop the oil after a thoudand miles and put in fresh oil.Oil is cheap and this is the best insurance you can have to get long life out of your rebuild.It is recommended that the gear oil be changed at 30,000 mile intervals also.I go 50 but never beyond that.
  18. valiantwagonguy

    A-833 Lube help

    fill it on level ground until it starts to run out the bottom of the fill hole. The service manual says gear oil or ATF believe it or not.I have run both but I have had my best luck with synthetic gear oil 75w90 .I've had a 4 speed A body in one form or another for the past 30 years and tried...
  19. valiantwagonguy

    Rearend 7.25 junk????

    They are good rears as long as you aren't going to beat on the car.I have a 323 7 1/4 sure grip in my 65 Valiant station wagon and it serves me well and has for the past 20 or so years I have been driving that car. In 65 that is what was used in Barracuda formula S cars and Dart GT as well.Mine...
  20. valiantwagonguy

    How to tell a 904 from 727

    The pan. A 904 is more or less square with an angle in one corner the 727 had a protrusion in one corner
  21. valiantwagonguy

    How do I check what gear ratio my 7 1/4 has?

    Boy those ratio numbers sure sound like chivy numbers Mopars are 276, 291 323 ,355, 391, If your rear is the orig, A bodys with V8's and 7 1/4's were 291.If it was a 6 it had a 323 all the others were options .If you are lucky and you find a sure grip tag on it you scored. They made these too...
  22. valiantwagonguy

    Swap out 7 1/4 RE for an 8 1/4 RE

    Just get one from any disc brake A Body (74-up) and it's a 1 hour bolt in jobThese rears are all over the place and again like the rest of the six cyl stuff we are at a huge advantage 'cause no one wants them and they are dirt cheap.
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