Dutchman

Sweet! Thanks Don! I can’t wait to get it.

Great Idea Jim! I’ll make sure to document what changes George made to the OD.

Sorry Doug, i didn’t get a chance to send the list last night. Got home way to late last night. Here is a list of parts that George explained to me what he will need to rebuild OD: Ring Gear Planetary gears Sun Gear The piece that the sun gear goes into. it has 6 slots where the paw for the solenoid plunges into. he calls it the “dog" Sprag, which according to George is the clutch at the end that has the cage with all the rollers. George said that everything pretty much inside the OD case excluding the main shaft was damaged and would need replaced. If you have any questions, give me a shout. Also, I have Georges Address. Send me a pm and I’ll send it to you and let me know how you would like me to compensate you for shipping and such and I’ll send you funds right away. Thanks Doug!

Hey Doug- I just heard back from George and he said that my case was repairable. He gave me a list of parts from that Chevy you have that he could use to rebuild it. When I get home tonight I'll send you the list of what he needs. This is good news! They found some cracks in the case, but successfully braised them and then bored out the inside to accept the Chevy ring gear! I'm really excited that this is going to work out!

Sorry for the delay Doug. I’ve been busy traveling to Viva Las Vegas and back. I talked to George yesterday and he said he believes the case is salvageable, but he will have a definite answer by the end of the week. George said once he knows for sure that the case will work, he would like to use those chevy parts if you still have them Doug. He is looking for the Planetary Gears, Sun Gear,rollers and what he calls the dog, which I’m a little unsure what that is. He explained that its the part that is normally attached to the adapter plate. If you have any questions let me know. I will let you know as soon as I hear back from George if everything is a go. Then let me know what the postage is and what method you would like me to send funds to you and I’ll get it to you. I’m trying to hunt down Georges address for you, I misplaced it at the moment, but should find it here soon. Thanks again, Dutchman

Well, I sent my rear case to George for him to check it out and possibly rebuild it with Chevy parts. He said that the chevy R10 Sun gear, Planetary gears, ring gear and sprag with the rollers would work from the 62 Chevy OD. Doug- let me know how much you will need for the parts and when I her back from George, I will send you $ and you could send the parts straight to George. Hopefully this will work great in the end! Thanks! Dutchman

Yes, I should be able to. Thanks!

Just curious...if the GM ring gear is not supported by the rear case, how is it supported?

Thanks, Doug! I’ll try to contact George and see what he needs.

Hey martybose- I know the oil you need and you can get it at Napa. It is called Napa Mineral Gear Oil SAE 90 API GL-1 in 90wt. I’ve ordered it from Napa 2 times and it comes in a gallon container. Also 65-201 may be the order number. Hope this helps! Dutchman

Thanks Plyroadking! I was wondering as well if I could drill and weld the crack or perhaps find a way to sleeve it. Any thought on sleeving? I did talk to George and he said that he has been trying to fin a rear case for one of his costumers for 2 years! Yikes! he also said he successfully machined a case to accept a larger Chevy planetary setup. I just don’t know if the crack is going to spoil that idea. The oil was dark and nasty looking when I tore it apart, even after I had drained the original oil and replaced it with new 90wt mineral oil, then ran it for quick and short drive and then replaced it again with mineral 90wt. to clean it out. something must have been getting hot.

Thanks Guys! Doug, let me know if that chevy OD is available and how much. Also what model it is and perhaps George and I can find out if we could make it work. Thanks again for everyone help and input!

Thanks Jim!

Here are some pics of the inside of the OD case and there does look to be some scoring and perhaps a crack at the bottom?

Thanks, Dodgeb4ya- I didn’t see your post since I was working on sending my last one out. I will have to check my case for wear. if there is wear on the case does that mean I need to find a new case and if so are they even available? I was thinking that perhaps the chewed up roller was the initial cause for the failure, but the wear in the case may have been.