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i've spent the last 5 days removing the trannys and rear ends on a 29 and a 30 chevy(wanted to replace the graphite throw-out bearings with modern roller bearings and the cork seals in the torque tubes with neoprene seals(cork deteriorates and allows tranny gear oil to fill rear axle, on climbing hills, with resultant tranny damage and gear oil pouring out axle bearings onto rear brake shoes). anyway, i've concluded that the original nuts of the 20's and 30's have much closer tolerances than nuts(and bolts) manufactured post about 1950. in essence, you really have to work at getting ,say, a 1/2" or 9/16" wrench on the old nuts whereas wrenches, as i'm sure you all know, slip right on a late model nut. any of you older fellas noticed similar finding. i overcame the problem by using metric wrenches on the old nuts. mikie with a pair of young nuts.
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Mike - Your old nuts are metricated. Who knows what will happen next???????????? Pete -
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I hesitate to comment on old nuts, but I are one, so here goes. Your observations are correct, they do tend to be much better quality, and If you notice, they dont rust as bad, and even when they are rusty, they will break loose easily. On my `31 and `33 Cadillacs I removed many running board nuts that literally were rusted away except for a core around the bolt, and they came off with ease.Comment
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Re: old nuts " who you talking to"
I also had the same problem working with older nuts in my youth . I having aged now have concluded as time go's on that nuts do increase in size, but you working on those old Chevy's tells me you still have balls.Comment
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Sorry, "old nuts" does not compute *NM*
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Wayne, could you have been seen at the Angus Barn last Friday night with a car load of people in one of those Caddies??Dick WhittingtonComment
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Yep, That was me. Did you see my little chaufeur`s hat?Comment
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I was just pulling out and saw the "monster of a car" pulling in with some white headed and bearded fellow driving. Body and paint business got slow?Dick WhittingtonComment
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