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1954 M37 rebuild thread
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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
Some Oak painted. 2 coats of Thompsons water seal and 3 coats of OD.
'54 M37 wew
MVPA #16921
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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
Dangggggg!!!! That’s fantastic work, you should be very proud.
M37
YEAR: 1954
YEAR: 1954
Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
More pics. The hub is steel, with a cap of aluminum. The shaft has a spring clip in the notch at the hub end.
'54 M37 wew
MVPA #16921
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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
Those 7/16" washers on the dash...are they split lock washers or something else? I'm still figuring out what to do now that the periphery washers are unobtainium.
M37
YEAR: 1954
YEAR: 1954
Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
Those are thick grade 8 flat washers. I didn't use split lockwashers, I relied on locknuts and locktite where necessary. I used a few mars washers (what we called them years ago- don't know why) on the smaller bolts(like on the door).greeno wrote:Those 7/16" washers on the dash...are they split lock washers or something else? I'm still figuring out what to do now that the periphery washers are unobtainium.
'54 M37 wew
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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
I also used these in places.greeno wrote:Those 7/16" washers on the dash...are they split lock washers or something else? I'm still figuring out what to do now that the periphery washers are unobtainium.
'54 M37 wew
MVPA #16921
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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
It is alive! drove it a couple of miles, nothing fell off- or drained out! everything seems well so far, having some TC shifter issues-probably adjustment issues.
'54 M37 wew
MVPA #16921
MVPA #16921
Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
Looking great!
I'm curious: was there a problem with your old axles, or were you just worried about them for the future?
I'm curious: was there a problem with your old axles, or were you just worried about them for the future?
1951 M37 "Brutus" w/Winch and 251 engine
Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
with the 375 HP hemi I figured that I maybe needed something stronger, having heard so many stories of the oem ones breaking- with the stock driveline. Granted, I have heard of the people who have never had a problem. For me it was just good insurance. The axles I removed were perfectly fine.John Mc wrote:Looking great!
I'm curious: was there a problem with your old axles, or were you just worried about them for the future?
'54 M37 wew
MVPA #16921
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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread
Makes sense. I missed the part about the new engine.
1951 M37 "Brutus" w/Winch and 251 engine