1931 OLDSMOBILE BRAKE/U-JOINT UPGRADE QUESTION

[DE SOTO 6]

Ok, 

           Some may remember the '31 Olds Coupe I posted For Sale for a Friend .....

 

           Well, He needed some money and as always i was WEAK & now own it.

 

           I thought i had a Plan until i saw the Cable Brakes & that Stupid U-Joint set up 🤢

 

           her are a few questions I need to ask the Oldsmobile Guys :::

 

1 ..... Is there a Later Juice Brake that guys have adapted ? .... Chevy Truck, Car .. ???

Id like to keep the Goofy bolt pattern if possible or go Chevy 6-lug

 

2 .... Are there any Known Yolks that can be adapted to the Trans & Rear to put a Real drive shaft In it ??

 

           Any info would be great, If no one has any ideas .. & .. I Keep this thing .. I will update back when i figure it out

 

           Its not gonna get " Hot Rodded " .... But just the short once over I did, Its not gonna stay 100% Stock either.

 

[Tinindian 714]

I do not know what type of U joints an Olds has.  My Pontiac had "Mechanics" u joints that apparently are not rebuildable.  I just cut the yokes off and put standard spicer  yokes and joints in my original drive shaft.

A picture might help those of us who have never been under an Oldsmobile.

Attached are 2 pictures of "Mechanics" universal joints.  I have not seen any, anywhere in the last 59 years.

Good Luck and Merry Christmas.

Edited December 25, 2018 by Tinindian (see edit history)

[DE SOTO 6]

On 12/24/2018 at 4:26 PM, Tinindian said:

I do not know what type of U joints an Olds has.  My Pontiac had "Mechanics" u joints that apparently are not rebuildable.  I just cut the yokes off and put standard spicer  yokes and joints in my original drive shaft.

A picture might help those of us who have never been under an Oldsmobile.

Attached are 2 pictures of "Mechanics" universal joints.  I have not seen any, anywhere in the last 59 years.

Good Luck and Merry Christmas.

The Oldsmobile U-Joint is just a flat wafer of stiff Rubber, 3 bolts on the Drive Shaft & 3 on the Yolks.

 

[Tinindian 714]

There are several people on the Studebaker site that have replacement discs.  Do a search.