Pulling my engine
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kirk
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All stock, including points and tires. I want it to drive just like it did in 1963. The only real exception to that is the Hurst shifter, but that has more to do with changing the boot than anything else.
Marauderjack
Senior Member
While it's out of the car why not freshen up ALL bottom end bearings??
I certainly would!!:beer:
I certainly would!!:beer:
kirk
Member
While it's out of the car why not freshen up ALL bottom end bearings??
I certainly would!!:beer:
Clearances and conditions are good on all but these two. Not sure why, but they're both on the same journal and the journal looks OK.
1 Bad Merc
"Pathetic Earthlings"
If I had it all apart I would redo all of it. Why take a chance since you already have it out and apart.
Check your rearend on the car and see if you have any worn out suspension parts. Sometimes the rearend can shift when you are banging on the car and throw the shaft out of alignment and cause premature wear problems on the bearings. Had some of the same problems with our 64 chevy and the two piece drive shaft.
If the shaft is loose going into the trans then I would say there are some trans issues. I would definitely have it checked and rebuilt.
Good luck with the car!
Wow kirk for some reason i never thought you worked on your car yourself, just payed to have it done. Just assumed, dont know why. You guys make it seem easy to do this stuff but it is far from it, at least for me.
I'm impressed for whatever its worth, wow. Are you a mechanic by trade or just learn about the cars you own?
I'm impressed for whatever its worth, wow. Are you a mechanic by trade or just learn about the cars you own?
kirk
Member
Just an idiot, too cheap to pay someone else to do it.
I was trained by the Navy as an Engineman, and was a certified auto mechanic many many years ago. These days I make a living doing temperature control.
kirk
Member
While it's out of the car why not freshen up ALL bottom end bearings??
I certainly would!!:beer:
Well, I'm facing a quandary now. It was my intent to replace just the two bad bearings, and my thoughts are still leaning that way. But I couldn't easily or economically purchase just two. Ended up ordering a whole set. So even though 6 of them look and measure good, with 32,000 miles I may replace them anyway.
Still chewing on it.
71cyclone
Capital Area Marauder Member
I would ,Plasti gauge them all, then make an assessment.
kirk
Member
Took the plan right outa my head.
I'm done with the rods. Replaced only the 2 bad ones. Clearances on the old bearings are tighter than the 2 new ones, so I left them alone.
On to the rear seal.
71cyclone
Capital Area Marauder Member
Yes Sir , I Love FE engine Blocks .:beer:
sflrainmaker01
RescuRauder
Whatever happened with the trans? I am not sure if the trans is the same as the Toploader 4-speed's they put in the later Mustangs, but, I had a weird situation with one of those a few years back. I had a 428CJ Mach1 (1969). The trans made a some noise one day. It drove still, but didn't sound good. Put it on the trailer and took it to the shop. I had a Ford Master Tech as a friend back then. 
It stayed at the Ford shop for a couple months. We rebuilt that trans over and over still had the noise. On about the fourth time in and out of the car, we dug into it again. As he spun the input shaft, I noticed that there was a slight wobble in the tail shaft. Come to find out, the MAIN shaft was bent! Everyone was like "how in the #$%%^^& did you bend that?" LOL. Ordered a new main shaft and installed, good to go! :beer:
FWIW..... Good luck! Love your car!
It stayed at the Ford shop for a couple months. We rebuilt that trans over and over still had the noise. On about the fourth time in and out of the car, we dug into it again. As he spun the input shaft, I noticed that there was a slight wobble in the tail shaft. Come to find out, the MAIN shaft was bent! Everyone was like "how in the #$%%^^& did you bend that?" LOL. Ordered a new main shaft and installed, good to go! :beer: FWIW..... Good luck! Love your car!