rageracing

According to rare parts, the tie rod ends have a different taper size and nut size on the ends for left and right. Each uses 3/4” threaded tie rod. The ones on the truck now both have 9/16” threaded nuts on the tie rod ends. I wonder what is right as I don’t see anyone directly listing pickup parts separately and I wonder if the part the ball joints attach too are messed up?

Cleaned up where the seal rides. It had grooves worn in it. Took it down to 1.5” so trying a 2.562 ODx1.5 ID by 1/2” thick seal

Picked up the timken seal that ply33 lists on his website, slightly too small of outter diameter to work. Gonna try another one

The felt seal was also leaking. Any idea of a neoprene? The ones listed on ply33 website the local Napa can’t cross

Got it!

How do I get this shift fork out?

Well pulled the nut and took the bolts out and now I have this and it won’t slide back together. Suggestions please

Thanks for the tip!

There is no front seal on these trans too I believe. Should I put a little rtv on the front nose that bolts on?

Thanks guys! I’ll give this a stab soon. I always had an oil leak from where the speedometer gear comes in, any idea about that? Tried an o-ring once to no avail.

Got a leak here at the back. Any torque specs for the bolts? Also do I need to pull the driveshaft and take the big nut off to pull it apart? If memory serves me you don’t but been years since having it apart. thanks!

Looking for a chassis for my 33 HC. Any out there??

Not bad to do. I’ve done them on others before. I take the spindle to a machine shop where they can hone the bushing out to be round and correct fit.

I think for now pull one side apart to measure good and match a set up.

Finally trying to get some time with the truck. Had the steering box rebuilt. I was really sloppy and was missing internal parts. The tie rods, drag links and king pins are bad. Especially the drag link, I don’t know how it actually stayed together to be honest. Is the parts interchangeable with the 33 dodge cars. Rare parts doesn’t list the parts for the 33 HC?

Thanks

Looking for 34 dodge DR engine. Thanks

Yes I am still looking for them

I put one on my 34 Pe and could never keep it working. It would just lose spark and I even tried it when I ran the motor on a test stand. No idea and they couldn’t tell me why either

For engine oil I run brad penn “green oil” 20w/50 in my motors. It has the higher zinc and seems to really stick to the engine parts. I’ve torn them apart after sitting for over a year and everything still had a coating of oil on it. Gear oil I use lubriplate

I have heard people say one way or another and I tried both but to put the struts underneath made things fit better so I went with that way.

33 pickup, does the hood struts go between the radiator shell and radiator or do they go underneath the radiator tab. They have a countersink in them like they would go between.

I had to use my big slide hammer to get mine out the first time. The race must have been rusted in pretty bad

When I rebuilt my 34 rear I used a slide hammer to pull axles and inner bearing races and inner oil seals. I went to a bearing and seal store and picked up new modern seals and timkin bearings. My rear has the shims behind the inner race so I installed everything with no shims, used a dial indicator on magnetic base to figure out the end play. Local sheet metal shop lazered me out the correct shim for each side out of shim stock and I put back together. The butter grease seal I took apart the original sheet metal one and pressed in a new seal I got from bearing and seal store. The sheet metal housing I turned to side on a lathe for the proper press fit of the skf seal. I believe the 33 is basically the same except the 33 shims the brake backing plate for proper axle end play.

I moved the driver's seat back in the sedan, that should work. Any ideas for a pickup?