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The outer bush, the one on the king pin support bracket. To replace, does it screw out or have to be pressed out ? Thanks.

Unfortunately not John. At some point there has been a trans swap. When they did it the holes in the flex plate were not lined up with the drain plugs in the converter. Hence I had to drain it once it was on the ground. No big deal but would have been a real pain if the drain plugs were leaking and I had to take the trans out just to tighten them up. I have pulled the torque converter apart and unbolted the bellhousing. All the seals were rock hard and it's no wonder there has been a lake of oil under the car of late. Ordered the seals from a helpful bloke called Dave from Antique Automatic Transmission parts in MA. Just another fix to keep these naughty old girls on the road. Ouch !! That hurt Irene.

Are the brake drums the same size for both years ? And do the smaller series have the same drums as the larger series, front and rear. Thanks.

@!*%#@!!! I've finally got the thing out, well on the ground anyway. I under estimated the size of the thing. I thought I had the car up high enough for it to clear but not so. I'm a little nervous about jacking a 2 ton Roadmaster up any higher even though I have jack stands AND wooden blocks for double security. There was a lot of swearing, cursing, bitching and soul searching eg. do I really love old cars this much ?? At least I didn't throw any spanners ( wrenches for you Northern Hemisphere folk ) One thing that annoyed me was that the trans has not been installed with the converter drain plugs to line up with the holes in the flywheel. The manual says a major front oil leak is caused by loose drain plugs. They couldn't be checked until the trans was out. It didn't matter anyway as that's not the cause. I hope it's just the seal behind the converter that let go.

Ah , yes.

Where was I when these were taken Stuart ??

Thanks Jason.

Will the 430 timing cover interchange with the 455 ? Thanks.

Good to see you finally saw the light Mike.

Here's my other " lady " sitting atop of my 1929 Silver Anniversary tourer.

Where does this angular seal / o ring fit that I hear about ?

Bill, I will take the rear out completely. It does not take long. Besides I am going to replace the rear springs. I put another set in but they are too low. I intend to put a trolley jack under the trans and remove the cross member and take out all the mounting bolts and slide the trans out using the jack.

My Irene has blown a seal. What started out as a few drips from the front of the Dynaflow has turned into a river of red from the inspection cover. So it is a certain trans removal. I intend to remove the rear axle and pull the Dynaflow from the engine. A couple of questions ----- Anybody have any tips with experience on making the task easier other than taking the engine out as well. I will need a seal kit , any paper gaskets required for the front area when replacing seals ? Cheers.

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I don't know about that. YOU were supposed to follow her up !

It's a series 60 I'm fairly certain. I remember first seeing this car about 15 years ago when Victorian member Mick Whiting owned it. I'm thinking that I recall seeing a HOLDEN badge on it ?? Could be wrong but enquire with the owner if it's Holden or Fisher body. I'd like to test my memory on that one. Mick then onsold it to the "current" deceased owner who restored it. On another trip over there I went to the deceased owner's place just after he bought it because he was selling a 1930s Dodge / Pontiac sedan to fund it. The restoration on the sedan was fairly ordinary as I recall , that's why I didn't buy it.

Radials win out in every respect. It's not until you put them on your car that you will feel the difference. And have that added safety barrier in an emergency.

Can't help you on a supplier. I made my own out of a piece of scrap steel sheet I had laying around. Not that hard just fiddly. Have a go if all else fails.

From what I remember when I re-built my rear end the bearings were not that hard to find. Any bearing shop should be able to supply them.

This is a picture of my daughter's friend Amanda sitting atop Irene the 54 Roadmaster. Just got back from a beaut day out with a handfull of other Buicks.

Considering your circumstances , you did the right thing !! Where one door closes, another one opens.

Don't forget to smear some never seize, kopr coat or similar over the axle taper, key and inside hub on re-assembly. It helps getting the wheel off again next time.

1929 model 49X 7 passenger tourer

The car is a 1929 7 passenger tourer model 49 ( X ) It is a rare model with only 2163 ever being made. Included in that figure is 633 cars that were made for export, which this one is designated by the X on the firewall plate. The body is on the 129" chassis and came standard with wooden spoke wheels but wires and sidemount were extra. Getting parts for it in India would be near impossible I would think. You would have to source them from USA. The body looks to be in reasonable shape and hopefully the car is stored inside out of the monsoon rains.

Derek which parts do you want , the wheels or the rear axle assembly ? Just looking at the hub it would seem that it's from a 116 series. If it is then it's no good to you as your car is a Master not Standard and nothing is interchangeable.