ufdaland Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Are the 1967 Olds Toronodo front axles, left and right the same ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 No, they are different RH/LH. Also, there was a mid-year changed in Toro drive axles. Early 1967 cars used the 1966 style round type, later 1967 cars used the 1968 type triangular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Right, Pumpkin is offset from center line so axles are different length. Good to know, Joe, that there was a change mid-year. Pumpkin is slang for differential.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ufdaland Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 Thanks for the info. A parts house tried to tell me they are the same. thought I better check. I haven't pulled my axles yet but think it may be wise to replace them if the price is right. I am building a 37 Cord using a Cord body with a Buick 6 engine and toronodo transmission. I had to make a drive extention between the engine and differential. I had to make a top of fiber-glas because I didn't have the top bows. I made a lift off top. I'm about ready for primer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ufdaland Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 In the above Post I meant to say," I had to make a drive extention between the transmission and differenial. Old age will do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 10 hours ago, Frank DuVal said: Right, Pumpkin is offset from center line so axles are different length. Good to know, Joe, that there was a change mid-year. Pumpkin is slang for differential.😉 The pumpkin is offset, but the axle flanges are not. There is a stub shaft that comes out of the passenger side of the center section so that the flanges and thus inboard CV joints are in the same place relative to the control arm pivot points. Otherwise the front suspension would be problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Yep, I forgot to mention that. It's been over 20 years since I worked on my ElDorado and Seville drivetrains. There is a bracket on the right frame to hold the stub axle in place, so the arc swung by the axles is the same. Wait, so why is the right and left different? The length should be the same for the same reason of arc size. On to Google. Hmm, originally the right axle had a rubber torsional damper. Wait again, that was added in 1978? So that's not it.... Not much else about it. The balls inside do not seem to care which way the axle spins. Wait, the next person says his 75 has the rubber in the right axle. But listings for 75 and earlier show same right and left. Maybe because the rebuilders leave out the rubber, since it probably is no longer serviceable? 79 and newer lists right and left. ???❓ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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