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  1. After searching the forums here i see alot to say about using only certain type heavy gear oils where in contact w brass as it will hurt the brass. My question is does this same thing occur with grease? im about to get the john deere corn head grease to use on the grease fittings in general on my 1918 fiat, and alot of those have brass. I thought id ask if anyone has any knowledge on whether certain types of grease actually can harm the brass?  thanks for any wisdom shared

  2. the three caps at the bearing mounts that have 2 nuts holing them on i took off to reseal the gaskets and put in a new stud. Well i dropped one nut in the open hole and have tried to get back out w magnets and hooked wire etc and cant find it. i think its on a sealed side where it cant get to the drive shaft gear. I think its caught in a cavity that more than likely will keep it separate from the open gears but what if scares me, Ive thought of taking the whole back axle off and turning it upside down. I just am not familiar w whats inside and cant find any spec drawings so thats where im at for now. Ive also filled w kerosene trying to flush it out and will try air pressue w it tommorrow.thanks for your reply

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  3. anybody have know how on opening up the top lid or clamshell type diff? it looks like the axle clamps come off and after all bolts ate taken out the top 1/2 would lift off? my red flag is i dont know if all those rivets around the diff that are holding the bearings habe to be ground off or does the bearing housing split in 2 pcs? and of course any other things i know im missing? ive looked and looked and just cant seem to find much info on these type rear ends

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  4. Does the amount of spring pressure matter? the 1st 2 pics show what i believe to be correct. the black sharpie shows the bottom of the drag tube and makes sense to me cause you can start the threaded end pc and tighten till even then insert cotter pin. But the last 2 pictures show other end of d tube and now the black sharpie line shows the difference. Its way outside the tube. I cant even start the threaded end cause its so far out. this is 105 yrs old and one of the springs was missing in the short end so no telling whats been done over the years. Question is 1-is the spring compression correct on 1st set pics? 2-try to get new springs to mock the compression on 1st set of pics? 3- Any other suggestions? Thanks for any recommends

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  5. Inquiring about a problem im having on my 46 chevy 216 oil pressure. My gauge shows 15 on the dash. Ive been reading that once oil builds in bottom then it comes to the top rocker arms but im not seeing any? It looks pretty dry and no observed oil drips or flow. I dont drive it much and about a month ago i got a terrible knock noise like a bearing while cranking. Thats what started all this study. Since then its been running normal w no noises. But i took off the valve cover and noticed this issue. my only ideas are1- put in a new filter on the add on oil can type that straps to manifold or2- check the oil distributor .Im thinking the oil pump is working cause the gauge on the dash moves w the rpm's of the motor. Any thoughts on this would be great and thanks. Also its been running hot for quite awhile not in the red but right up to it and thats not been the norm cause this was my 1st vehicle since 1975 and it always ran at the 160 range.Ive just noticed the heat riser spring on the manifold is gone . Maybe that can affect temp? Ive replaced water pump- radiator- radiator hoses - thermostat and even tried no thermostat! Im wondering if the running hot did something?And that knock noise that came and went is concerning. Ive been researching but coming up dry so i thought id put up a post and see if any ideas surface  Again thanks  tim 

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